Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 49.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Papua New Guinea stood at 49.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Papua New Guinea peaked at 49.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1960.
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 rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.9% | — |
| 1965 | 13.7% | +25.6% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 21.6% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 49.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 49.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.0% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 31.2% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.0% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Papua New Guinea was 49.3% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)