Population, ages 6-12, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, ages 6-12, female was 592,083 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
592,083
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 191 countries
All-time high
596,051
in 2012
All-time low
366,791
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Population, ages 6-12, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 592,083 for population, ages 6-12, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 6-12, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 596,051 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 366,791, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 6-12, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 366,791 | — |
| 1991 | 373,959 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 382,614 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 392,390 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 402,734 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 413,246 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 423,729 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 434,299 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 445,227 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 456,930 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 469,654 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 483,399 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 497,866 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 512,630 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 527,117 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 540,846 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 553,748 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 565,739 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 576,318 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 584,899 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 591,103 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 594,749 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 596,051 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 595,548 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 594,014 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 592,083 | -0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 592,083 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 828,971, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 592,083 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 211,540, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 409,192 | 366,791 | 456,930 | 10 |
| 2000s | 531,222 | 469,654 | 584,899 | 10 |
| 2010s | 593,925 | 591,103 | 596,051 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 81 Netherlands 647,579 compare
- 82 Honduras 640,451 compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 639,105 compare
- 85 Eritrea 587,593 compare
- 86 Tajikistan 575,646 compare
- 87 Tunisia 564,943 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 6-12, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, ages 6-12, female in Papua New Guinea was 592,083 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 6-12, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 596,051 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, ages 6-12, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 366,791 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, ages 6-12, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 6-12, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 6-12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 6-12, female is the total number of females age 6-12.