Papua New Guinea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, tertiary education, female
Papua New Guinea
472,477
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
32.01 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
84th
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 32.01 million against 472,477 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 31.54 million.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 67.7 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 221 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,007 | 10.16 million | 10.06 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 149,289 | 14.10 million | 13.95 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 208,478 | 18.79 million | 18.59 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 300,572 | 26.34 million | 26.04 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 396,222 | 29.19 million | 28.79 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 453,303 | 31.04 million | 30.59 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 32.01 million against 472,477 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 31.54 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release