Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
1.15 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.14 million number
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
84th
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.15 million number against 1.14 million number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 13,250 number.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 713,764 number 416,028 number 297,736 number Dominican Republic
1980s 889,265 number 537,437 number 351,829 number Dominican Republic
1990s 1.01 million number 698,929 number 314,500 number Dominican Republic
2000s 1.13 million number 820,283 number 307,457 number Dominican Republic
2010s 1.16 million number 1.03 million number 128,610 number Dominican Republic
2020s 1.15 million number 1.14 million number 13,250 number Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Dominican Republic, at 1.15 million number against 1.14 million number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
13,250 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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