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

Dominican Republic
928,845 number
in 2017
Papua New Guinea
728,582 number
in 2014
Dominican Republic rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 928,845 number against 728,582 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 200,263 number.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 449,665 number 290,637 number 159,028 number Dominican Republic
1980s 633,520 number 376,709 number 256,812 number Dominican Republic
1990s 749,656 number 497,198 number 252,458 number Dominican Republic
2000s 854,318 number 615,126 number 239,191 number Dominican Republic
2010s 912,599 number 698,146 number 214,453 number Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Dominican Republic, at 928,845 number against 728,582 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
200,263 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 82nd 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.