Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education was 28.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 28.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 83.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2010.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.6% | — |
| 1965 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 70.4% | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 74.5% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 60.4% | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 69.8% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 28.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 28.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 19.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 70.4% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 60.4% | 69.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 42.0% | 62.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.6% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 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 20-24 with no education in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education in Papua New Guinea was 28.1% 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 20-24 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 20-24 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education