School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 390,635 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea is 390,635 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 390,635 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 132,331 number, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 98th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 132,331 number | — |
| 1971 | 134,869 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 137,686 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 140,863 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 144,320 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 147,983 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 151,388 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 301,101 number | +98.9% |
| 1978 | 158,692 number | -47.3% |
| 1979 | 162,746 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 167,094 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 171,467 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 176,289 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 181,559 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 187,138 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 192,877 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 198,497 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 204,292 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 210,235 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 216,232 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 222,191 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 227,905 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 233,225 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 238,256 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 243,273 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 248,575 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 253,322 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 256,987 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 259,578 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 261,885 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 264,259 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 266,435 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 269,556 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 273,799 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 278,729 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 283,839 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 290,112 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 298,122 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 307,696 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 317,801 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 327,998 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 337,582 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 345,512 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 351,737 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 357,372 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 362,996 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 368,485 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 374,042 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 379,688 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 385,223 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 390,635 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 161,198 number | 132,331 number | 301,101 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 190,568 number | 167,094 number | 216,232 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 244,520 number | 222,191 number | 261,885 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 285,035 number | 264,259 number | 317,801 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,064 number | 327,998 number | 385,223 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 390,635 number | 390,635 number | 390,635 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 390,635 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 390,635 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,331 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.