Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 43.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea stood at 43.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 63.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1965 | 27.4% | +139.7% |
| 1970 | 28.2% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 29.9% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 44.4% | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -26.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 43.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 43.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.4%, 3.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 11.4% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 28.2% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 36.9% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 53.3% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.1% | 63.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Papua New Guinea was 43.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)