Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 39.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Papua New Guinea is 39.7%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 68.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.6% | — |
| 1965 | 61.1% | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 50.7% | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 43.1% | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 40.2% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.8% | 61.1% | 68.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 43.1% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.1% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.4% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 5 Mozambique 52.4% compare
- 6 Sudan 49.5% compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.2% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 37.2% compare
- 10 Senegal 35.2% compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 33.5% compare
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 population age 15-19 with no education in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Papua New Guinea was 39.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education