Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square was 0.6352 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.6352 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6352 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3464 units per square kilometre | +195.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4902 units per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5141 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5103 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.627 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6352 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.6352 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.33 units per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.6352 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.71 units per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +195.1% | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | 0.3464 units per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +72.3% | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 0.1174 units per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +67.9% | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.024 units per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +60.9% | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4502 units per square kilometre | 0.3464 units per square kilometre | 0.5141 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5908 units per square kilometre | 0.5103 units per square kilometre | 0.6352 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 175 Paraguay 0.7199 units per square kilometre compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 0.6957 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Mozambique 0.6518 units per square kilometre compare
- 179 Sudan 0.6313 units per square kilometre compare
- 180 Norway 0.6171 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.577 units per square kilometre compare
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 enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Papua New Guinea was 0.6352 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6352 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.