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

Kazakhstan
1.51 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.43 million number
in 2020
Kazakhstan rank
75th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.51 million number against 1.43 million number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 74,270 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 981,714 number 494,864 number 486,850 number Kazakhstan
1980s 967,811 number 646,832 number 320,980 number Kazakhstan
1990s 1.17 million number 791,822 number 379,692 number Kazakhstan
2000s 1.04 million number 950,644 number 85,505 number Kazakhstan
2010s 1.08 million number 1.17 million number 86,018 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.51 million number 1.43 million number 74,270 number Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Kazakhstan or Papua New Guinea?
Kazakhstan, at 1.51 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 Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
74,270 number, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Kazakhstan ranks 75th 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.