Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 60.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 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 30-34 with primary in Papua New Guinea stood at 60.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 144.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 60.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.0% | — |
| 1965 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +63.3% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +61.4% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +120.5% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +10.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 60.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 60.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.5%, 3.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 18.2% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 24.9% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 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 30-34 with primary in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Papua New Guinea was 60.6% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.0%. 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 30-34 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)