Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 16.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 16.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is up 195.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.0% | — |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 19.2% | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -32.7% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -36.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +97.3% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Papua New Guinea was 16.6% 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 secondary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.7%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)