Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education was 69.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
69.8%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 1980
All-time low
60.4%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 961965: 94.81970: 94.81975: 93.21980: 96.21985: 88.71990: 88.71995: 75.42000: 74.52005: 60.42010: 69.8

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 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea is 69.8%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 96.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2005.

That places Papua New Guinea 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 96.0%
1965 94.8% -1.3%
1970 94.8% +0.0%
1975 93.2% -1.7%
1980 96.2% +3.3%
1985 88.7% -7.8%
1990 88.7% +0.0%
1995 75.4% -15.1%
2000 74.5% -1.1%
2005 60.4% -19.0%
2010 69.8% +15.7%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 69.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 69.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 20.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.4% 94.8% 96.0% 2
1970s 94.0% 93.2% 94.8% 2
1980s 92.5% 88.7% 96.2% 2
1990s 82.1% 75.4% 88.7% 2
2000s 67.5% 60.4% 74.5% 2
2010s 69.8% 69.8% 69.8% 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 12 Liberia 77.0% compare
  2. 13 Senegal 74.3% compare
  3. 14 Central African Republic 72.0% compare
  4. 16 India 69.6% compare
  5. 17 Morocco 68.8% compare
  6. 18 Togo 68.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Papua New Guinea was 69.8% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2005.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education?
Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education