Children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Children out of school, primary, female was 24,839 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea, 1989–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea is 24,839, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 63.8% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 187,804 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15,162, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 75th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 86,946 | — |
| 2012 | 171,952 | +97.8% |
| 2014 | 187,804 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 69,341 | -63.1% |
| 2019 | 15,162 | -78.1% |
| 2020 | 24,839 | +63.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86,946 | 86,946 | 86,946 | 1 |
| 2010s | 111,065 | 15,162 | 187,804 | 4 |
| 2020s | 24,839 | 24,839 | 24,839 | 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 children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Papua New Guinea was 24,839 in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 187,804 in 2014.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,162 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 75th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.