Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Nicaragua
794,086 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
849,005 number
in 2019
Nicaragua rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
78th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 849,005 number against 794,086 number in Nicaragua, a difference of 54,919 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 199 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 552,212 number 150,698 number 401,514 number Nicaragua
2000s 714,505 number 173,219 number 541,286 number Nicaragua
2010s 799,854 number 698,901 number 100,953 number Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 849,005 number against 794,086 number in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
54,919 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 81st 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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About this data

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/