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

Papua New Guinea
1.14 million number
in 2020
Tajikistan
1.21 million number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
85th
Tajikistan rank
82nd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 1.21 million number against 1.14 million number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 75,030 number.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Tajikistan ranks 82nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 416,028 number 546,832 number 130,804 number Tajikistan
1980s 537,437 number 704,410 number 166,974 number Tajikistan
1990s 698,929 number 903,663 number 204,733 number Tajikistan
2000s 820,283 number 1.19 million number 370,456 number Tajikistan
2010s 1.03 million number 1.19 million number 156,632 number Tajikistan
2020s 1.14 million number 1.21 million number 75,030 number Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 1.21 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 Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
75,030 number, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Tajikistan ranks 82nd 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.