Population, age 7, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 7, total was 172,615 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 7, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 172,615 for population, age 7, total in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 7, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 176,966 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 113,313, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126,615 | 113,313 | 141,646 | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,346 | 145,881 | 176,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,379 | 172,615 | 176,966 | 5 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 40,888 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.07 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 7, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 7, total in Papua New Guinea was 172,615 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 7, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 176,966 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, age 7, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,313 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 7, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 7, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 7, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.