Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 9.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea is 9.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | +44.4% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +25.9% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +30.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 9.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5%, 35% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 9.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.6%, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 136 Central African Republic 11.6% compare
- 137 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.0% compare
- 138 Mauritania 10.9% compare
- 140 Burundi 8.5% compare
- 141 Sudan 6.9% compare
- 142 Senegal 6.8% compare
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+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Papua New Guinea was 9.1% 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+ with secondary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)