Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 8.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Papua New Guinea is 8.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 872.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +400.0% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | +47.6% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -97.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +405.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +423.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +85.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 8.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 41% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 8.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.3%, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.2% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.9% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 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 secondary in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Papua New Guinea was 8.8% 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 secondary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 872.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary