Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 602 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea stood at 602. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 602 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 185, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 185 | — |
| 1965 | 195 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 225 | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 269 | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 300 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 338 | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 405 | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 458 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 473 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 543 | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 602 | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190 | 185 | 195 | 2 |
| 1970s | 247 | 225 | 269 | 2 |
| 1980s | 319 | 300 | 338 | 2 |
| 1990s | 431.5 | 405 | 458 | 2 |
| 2000s | 508 | 473 | 543 | 2 |
| 2010s | 602 | 602 | 602 | 1 |
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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 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Papua New Guinea was 602 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 20-24, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 602 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 185 in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.