New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Population by level of education

New Zealand
3.62 million people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
3.65 million people
in 2100
New Zealand rank
103rd
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd

Population by level of education over time

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.65 million people against 3.62 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 30,700 people.

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

New Zealand ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 1.38 million people 292,600 people 1.09 million people New Zealand
2020s 1.80 million people 478,100 people 1.32 million people New Zealand
2030s 2.12 million people 780,100 people 1.34 million people New Zealand
2040s 2.41 million people 1.18 million people 1.23 million people New Zealand
2050s 2.66 million people 1.64 million people 1.03 million people New Zealand
2060s 2.91 million people 2.13 million people 782,900 people New Zealand
2070s 3.16 million people 2.61 million people 542,850 people New Zealand
2080s 3.36 million people 3.05 million people 314,500 people New Zealand
2090s 3.52 million people 3.41 million people 111,200 people New Zealand
2100s 3.62 million people 3.65 million people 30,700 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.65 million people against 3.62 million people in New Zealand as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
30,700 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population by level of education?
New Zealand ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
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
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.