Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 108,794 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 108,794 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 108,794 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,589 number, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,589 number | — |
| 1971 | 41,619 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 42,676 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 43,752 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 44,838 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 45,912 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 47,170 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 48,525 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 49,941 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 51,374 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 52,774 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 54,336 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 55,924 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 57,501 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 59,021 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 60,436 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 61,939 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 63,382 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 64,734 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 65,952 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 66,999 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 68,114 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 68,915 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 69,540 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 70,129 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 70,794 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 71,846 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 73,185 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 74,727 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 76,376 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 78,052 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 79,789 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 81,834 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 84,054 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 86,312 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 88,466 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 90,653 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 92,477 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 94,022 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 95,369 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 96,598 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 98,048 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 99,483 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 100,863 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 102,143 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 103,275 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 104,439 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 105,402 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 106,229 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 107,995 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 108,794 number | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 108,794 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 108,794 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 7.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45,640 number | 40,589 number | 51,374 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,600 number | 52,774 number | 65,952 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,062 number | 66,999 number | 76,376 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,103 number | 78,052 number | 95,369 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,448 number | 96,598 number | 107,995 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,794 number | 108,794 number | 108,794 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 108,794 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 108,794 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,589 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.