Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 162 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total 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: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Papua New Guinea is 162, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 162 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 104th 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 55-59, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50 | — |
| 1965 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 58 | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 64 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 72 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 81 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 89 | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 106 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 107 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 132 | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 162 | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 2 |
| 1970s | 61 | 58 | 64 | 2 |
| 1980s | 76.5 | 72 | 81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 97.5 | 89 | 106 | 2 |
| 2000s | 119.5 | 107 | 132 | 2 |
| 2010s | 162 | 162 | 162 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 101 Armenia 174 compare
- 102 Uruguay 173 compare
- 103 Tajikistan 167 compare
- 105 Togo 160 compare
- 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 158 compare
- 107 Sierra Leone 157 compare
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 55-59, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Papua New Guinea was 162 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 55-59, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 162 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.