Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Cuba
715,406 number
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
728,582 number
in 2014
Cuba rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 728,582 number against 715,406 number in Cuba, a difference of 13,176 number.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 203 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 763,546 number 290,637 number 472,908 number Cuba
1980s 1.08 million number 376,709 number 700,188 number Cuba
1990s 1.01 million number 497,198 number 511,451 number Cuba
2000s 764,869 number 615,126 number 149,742 number Cuba
2010s 790,535 number 698,146 number 92,389 number Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 728,582 number against 715,406 number in Cuba as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
13,176 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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