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

Chile
1.52 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.43 million number
in 2020
Chile rank
74th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Chile
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.52 million number against 1.43 million number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 85,600 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 74th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.52 million number 494,864 number 1.03 million number Chile
1980s 1.53 million number 646,832 number 878,770 number Chile
1990s 1.70 million number 791,822 number 903,735 number Chile
2000s 1.65 million number 950,644 number 701,123 number Chile
2010s 1.48 million number 1.17 million number 308,683 number Chile
2020s 1.52 million number 1.43 million number 85,600 number Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
Chile, at 1.52 million number against 1.43 million number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
85,600 number, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Chile ranks 74th 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.