Papua New Guinea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, pre-primary education, female
Papua New Guinea
470,417
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
31.30 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
67th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
64th
School age population, pre-primary education, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 31.30 million against 470,417 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 30.83 million.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 66.5 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 222 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,143 | 60.63 million | 60.55 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 94,972 | 51.12 million | 51.02 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 107,431 | 53.72 million | 53.62 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 78,419 | 34.80 million | 34.72 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 353,976 | 36.45 million | 36.09 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 457,642 | 35.46 million | 35.00 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 31.30 million against 470,417 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 30.83 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release