School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 175,593 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
175,593 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
75th
of 164 countries
All-time high
175,593 number
in 2019
All-time low
145,652 number
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2012201520192012: 145.7k number2013: 150.0k number2014: 154.9k number2015: 159.9k number2016: 164.9k number2017: 169.4k number2018: 172.8k number2019: 175.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea is 175,593 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Papua New Guinea ranks 75th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Papua New Guinea, 2012 to 2019.
Year number Change
2012 145,652 number
2013 149,992 number +3.0%
2014 154,933 number +3.3%
2015 159,887 number +3.2%
2016 164,932 number +3.2%
2017 169,351 number +2.7%
2018 172,779 number +2.0%
2019 175,593 number +1.6%

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 72 Liberia 197,445 number compare
  2. 73 Hungary 197,262 number compare
  3. 74 Congo 195,107 number compare
  4. 76 Tajikistan 172,125 number
  5. 77 Mauritania 143,447 number
  6. 78 Gambia 143,032 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea was 175,593 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 175,593 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 145,652 number in 2012.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Papua New Guinea ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.