Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Burundi
678,635 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
745,192 number
in 2020
Burundi rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 745,192 number against 678,635 number in Burundi, a difference of 66,557 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Burundi ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 205 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 232,906 number 254,830 number 21,924 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 275,604 number 346,869 number 71,265 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 330,300 number 454,410 number 124,109 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 507,358 number 535,248 number 27,890 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 631,472 number 671,857 number 40,385 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 678,635 number 745,192 number 66,557 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 745,192 number against 678,635 number in Burundi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
66,557 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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