Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.02 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.14 million number
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.14 million number against 1.02 million number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 113,650 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 434,382 number 416,028 number 18,354 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 513,099 number 537,437 number 24,338 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 664,085 number 698,929 number 34,845 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 875,850 number 820,283 number 55,568 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 1.01 million number 1.03 million number 17,307 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.02 million number 1.14 million number 113,650 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.14 million number against 1.02 million number in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
113,650 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 88th 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.