Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population with no formal education with projections

Nicaragua
1.4%
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
1.4%
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 11.4% 9.9% 1.6% Nicaragua
2020s 9.9% 7.6% 2.3% Nicaragua
2030s 8.1% 6.3% 1.8% Nicaragua
2040s 6.6% 5.1% 1.5% Nicaragua
2050s 5.4% 4.2% 1.2% Nicaragua
2060s 4.3% 3.4% 0.9% Nicaragua
2070s 3.3% 2.7% 0.6% Nicaragua
2080s 2.4% 2.2% 0.3% Nicaragua
2090s 1.8% 1.7% 0.1% Nicaragua
2100s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with no formal education with projections, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Nicaragua as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
Nicaragua ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Unit
%
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
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De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.