How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?

Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.

Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea

Name: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total was 0 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)

World rank

84th

of 144 countries

All-time high

0.02

in 1975

All-time low

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.02 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

That places Papua New Guinea 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2010.
Year	Value	Change
1960	0	—
1965	0	—
1970	0.01	—
1975	0.02	+100.0%
1980	0.02	+0.0%
1985	0.01	-50.0%
1990	0.01	+0.0%
1995	0.01	+0.0%
2000	0	-100.0%
2005	0	—
2010	0	—

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0	0	0	2
1970s	0.015	0.01	0.02	2
1980s	0.015	0.01	0.02	2
1990s	0.01	0.01	0.01	2
2000s	0	0	0	2
2010s	0	0	0	1

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More education data for Papua New Guinea

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea?: Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Papua New Guinea was 0 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.02 in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?: Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.