Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Secondary education, pupils

Papua New Guinea
655,030
in 2023
Paraguay
570,654
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
98th
Paraguay rank
101st

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 655,030 against 570,654 in Paraguay, a difference of 84,376.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Paraguay ranks 101st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 36,672 77,580 40,908 Paraguay
1980s 58,518 146,036 87,519 Paraguay
1990s 82,294 230,844 148,550 Paraguay
2010s 378,365 649,961 271,596 Paraguay
2020s 584,686 589,846 5,160 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
Papua New Guinea, at 655,030 against 570,654 in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
84,376, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Paraguay ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.