Population, ages 10-16, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 10-16, total was 1.22 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 10-16, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 10-16, total in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.22 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-16, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.22 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 696,685, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 83rd 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 762,783 | 696,685 | 843,595 | 10 |
| 2000s | 979,538 | 865,236 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.14 million | 1.22 million | 6 |
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- 80 Netherlands 1.40 million compare
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- 82 Honduras 1.27 million compare
- 84 Tajikistan 1.17 million compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 1.14 million compare
- 86 Tunisia 1.14 million compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 40,888 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.07 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 10-16, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, ages 10-16, total in Papua New Guinea was 1.22 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-16, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-16, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 696,685 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 10-16, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-16, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 10-16, total is the total population age 10-16.