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

Jordan
1.40 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.43 million number
in 2020
Jordan rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Jordan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.43 million number against 1.40 million number in Jordan, a difference of 32,350 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Jordan ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 335,226 number 494,864 number 159,638 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 505,997 number 646,832 number 140,835 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 695,478 number 791,822 number 96,344 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 837,660 number 950,644 number 112,984 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.24 million number 1.17 million number 65,525 number Jordan
2020s 1.40 million number 1.43 million number 32,350 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, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.43 million number against 1.40 million number in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
32,350 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Jordan ranks 79th 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.