GPE: Region 1 vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, upper secondary education, female

GPE: Region 1
19.91 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
198,260
in 2025
GPE: Region 1 rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • GPE: Region 1
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972025

How they compare

GPE: Region 1 currently reports 19.91 million against 198,260 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 19.71 million.

That makes GPE: Region 1's figure about 100.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Region 1 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Region 1 ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 221 groups.

GPE: Region 1 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 1 Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 6.65 million 91,688 6.56 million GPE: Region 1
1980s 8.70 million 137,770 8.56 million GPE: Region 1
1990s 11.23 million 181,524 11.05 million GPE: Region 1
2000s 12.49 million 258,631 12.23 million GPE: Region 1
2010s 15.62 million 297,344 15.32 million GPE: Region 1
2020s 19.06 million 190,759 18.86 million GPE: Region 1

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, GPE: Region 1 or Papua New Guinea?
GPE: Region 1, at 19.91 million against 198,260 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between GPE: Region 1 and Papua New Guinea?
19.71 million, with GPE: Region 1 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 1 and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do GPE: Region 1 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
GPE: Region 1 ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release