Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 4,054 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4,054 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,054 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,193, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,193 | — |
| 1965 | 1,244 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1,440 | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 1,614 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 1,825 | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 2,074 | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 2,414 | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 2,727 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 3,096 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 3,515 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 4,054 | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,218 | 1,193 | 1,244 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,527 | 1,440 | 1,614 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,950 | 1,825 | 2,074 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,570 | 2,414 | 2,727 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,306 | 3,096 | 3,515 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,054 | 4,054 | 4,054 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 121.09 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Papua New Guinea was 4,054 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,054 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,193 in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.