Honduras vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Honduras
1.31 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.39 million
in 2025
Honduras rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
80th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Honduras
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.39 million against 1.31 million in Honduras, a difference of 82,970.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 80th of 222 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 535,101 | 460,117 | 74,985 | Honduras |
| 1980s | 721,409 | 542,457 | 178,952 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 945,377 | 694,217 | 251,160 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 923,568 | 255,400 | Honduras |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.18 million | 103,601 | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.36 million | 60,462 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Honduras or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.39 million against 1.31 million in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Honduras and Papua New Guinea?
- 82,970, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 80th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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
February 2026 Data Release