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

Papua New Guinea
728,582 number
in 2014
Tajikistan
849,185 number
in 2017
Papua New Guinea rank
85th
Tajikistan rank
83rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 849,185 number against 728,582 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 120,603 number.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Tajikistan ranks 83rd of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 290,637 number 284,453 number 6,184 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 376,709 number 432,426 number 55,717 number Tajikistan
1990s 497,198 number 515,645 number 18,447 number Tajikistan
2000s 615,126 number 709,117 number 93,991 number Tajikistan
2010s 698,146 number 850,616 number 152,470 number Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 849,185 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 Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
120,603 number, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Tajikistan ranks 83rd 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.