Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 17.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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 60-64 with primary in Papua New Guinea stood at 17.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5% | — |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | +56.0% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +173.1% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +82.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 17.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.4%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 17.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.2%, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 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 60-64 with primary in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Papua New Guinea was 17.9% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)