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

Netherlands
1.20 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.14 million number
in 2020
Netherlands rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Netherlands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.20 million number against 1.14 million number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 59,270 number.

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

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

Netherlands ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.41 million number 416,028 number 997,620 number Netherlands
1980s 1.41 million number 537,437 number 877,145 number Netherlands
1990s 1.12 million number 698,929 number 419,231 number Netherlands
2000s 1.18 million number 820,283 number 360,154 number Netherlands
2010s 1.21 million number 1.03 million number 177,252 number Netherlands
2020s 1.20 million number 1.14 million number 59,270 number Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Netherlands or Papua New Guinea?
Netherlands, at 1.20 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 Netherlands and Papua New Guinea?
59,270 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 83rd 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.