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

Papua New Guinea
728,582 number
in 2014
Tunisia
838,860 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
85th
Tunisia rank
84th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 838,860 number against 728,582 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 110,278 number.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Tunisia ranks 84th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 290,637 number 488,477 number 197,840 number Tunisia
1980s 376,709 number 694,869 number 318,160 number Tunisia
1990s 497,198 number 839,857 number 342,659 number Tunisia
2000s 615,126 number 1.01 million number 396,070 number Tunisia
2010s 698,146 number 991,920 number 293,774 number Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 838,860 number against 728,582 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
110,278 number, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Tunisia ranks 84th 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.