Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1.41 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.43 million number
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.43 million number against 1.41 million number in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 24,980 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 760,684 number 494,864 number 265,820 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 943,019 number 646,832 number 296,188 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 1.13 million number 791,822 number 337,716 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 1.31 million number 950,644 number 356,968 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 1.40 million number 1.17 million number 229,463 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 1.41 million number 1.43 million number 24,980 number 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, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.43 million number against 1.41 million number in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Papua New Guinea?
24,980 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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