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

Burundi
722,488 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
849,005 number
in 2019
Burundi rank
73rd
Papua New Guinea rank
70th

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

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 849,005 number against 722,488 number in Burundi, a difference of 126,517 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 73rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 343,238 number 187,046 number 156,192 number Burundi
1980s 447,596 number 241,665 number 205,931 number Burundi
1990s 623,322 number 253,968 number 369,354 number Burundi
2000s 611,949 number 173,219 number 438,730 number Burundi
2010s 617,177 number 698,901 number 81,724 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 849,005 number against 722,488 number in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
126,517 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 73rd 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.