Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
942,992 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
849,005 number
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
76th
Papua New Guinea rank
78th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 942,992 number against 849,005 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 93,987 number.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 199 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 497,670 number 150,698 number 346,972 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 928,435 number 173,219 number 755,217 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 938,461 number 698,901 number 239,560 number Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 942,992 number against 849,005 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
93,987 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood 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, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/