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

Chile
748,901 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
849,005 number
in 2019
Chile rank
72nd
Papua New Guinea rank
70th

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

  • Chile
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 849,005 number against 748,901 number in Chile, a difference of 100,104 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 256,677 number 187,046 number 69,631 number Chile
1980s 258,136 number 241,665 number 16,470 number Chile
1990s 342,581 number 253,968 number 88,614 number Chile
2000s 513,297 number 173,219 number 340,078 number Chile
2010s 668,774 number 698,901 number 30,128 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, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 849,005 number against 748,901 number in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
100,104 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Chile ranks 72nd 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.