Population, ages 14-18, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 14-18, total was 845,117 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 14-18, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 845,117 for population, ages 14-18, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 14-18, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 845,117 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 483,856, 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 | 510,932 | 483,856 | 557,043 | 10 |
| 2000s | 641,330 | 571,687 | 721,373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 796,505 | 742,618 | 845,117 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 80 Netherlands 994,013 compare
- 81 Togo 899,779 compare
- 82 Honduras 896,804 compare
- 84 Tajikistan 835,212 compare
- 85 Tunisia 813,945 compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 742,995 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 14-18, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, ages 14-18, total in Papua New Guinea was 845,117 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 14-18, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 845,117 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 14-18, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,856 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 14-18, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 14-18, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 14-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 14-18, total is the total population age 14-18.