Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 101,747 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 101,747 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 101,747 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,653 number, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,653 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,620 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 40,600 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 41,589 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 42,579 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 43,555 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 44,709 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 45,940 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 47,222 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 48,528 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 49,821 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 51,265 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 52,762 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 54,262 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 55,713 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 57,062 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 58,494 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 59,857 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 61,128 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 62,273 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 63,261 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 64,314 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 65,077 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65,678 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 66,240 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 66,859 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 67,839 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 69,071 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 70,480 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 71,985 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 73,515 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 75,104 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 76,991 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 79,045 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 81,142 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 83,146 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 85,173 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 86,858 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 88,275 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 89,493 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 90,582 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 91,912 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 93,227 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 94,497 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95,683 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96,745 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97,800 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 98,668 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99,414 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 101,005 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 101,747 number | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 101,747 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 101,747 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 6.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,300 number | 38,653 number | 48,528 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,264 number | 49,821 number | 62,273 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,080 number | 63,261 number | 71,985 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,874 number | 73,515 number | 89,493 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,953 number | 90,582 number | 101,005 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,747 number | 101,747 number | 101,747 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 79 Tajikistan 114,537 number compare
- 80 Togo 112,251 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 107,230 number compare
- 83 Tunisia 98,826 number compare
- 84 Honduras 96,232 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 95,324 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 101,747 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 101,747 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,653 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.