Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
973,751
in 2025
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
59.29 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
67th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
70th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 59.29 million against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 58.32 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 60.9 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 70th of 222 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 175,391 16.80 million 16.62 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 200,460 21.34 million 21.14 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 226,356 28.46 million 28.23 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 165,218 40.80 million 40.64 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 737,783 50.65 million 49.91 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 949,544 57.47 million 56.52 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 59.29 million against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
58.32 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 70th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release