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

Papua New Guinea
849,005 number
in 2019
Zimbabwe
909,487 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
78th
Zimbabwe rank
77th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199820082019

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 909,487 number against 849,005 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 60,482 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 150,698 number 664,420 number 513,723 number Zimbabwe
2000s 173,219 number 671,471 number 498,253 number Zimbabwe
2010s 698,901 number 825,425 number 126,523 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 909,487 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 Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
60,482 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th 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/