Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Algeria
955,517 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
849,005 number
in 2019
Algeria rank
68th
Papua New Guinea rank
70th

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

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 955,517 number against 849,005 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 106,512 number.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 206 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.07 million number 187,046 number 881,142 number Algeria
1980s 1.41 million number 241,665 number 1.17 million number Algeria
1990s 1.55 million number 253,968 number 1.30 million number Algeria
2000s 1.00 million number 173,219 number 830,082 number Algeria
2010s 774,111 number 698,901 number 75,209 number Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Algeria, at 955,517 number against 849,005 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
106,512 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.