School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 97,133 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea is 97,133, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 97,133 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76,746, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 74th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 76,746 | — |
| 2013 | 78,739 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 80,302 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 81,662 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83,414 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 85,160 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 86,961 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 88,909 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 90,327 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 91,926 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 93,630 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 94,926 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 95,849 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 97,133 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82,737 | 76,746 | 88,909 | 8 |
| 2020s | 93,965 | 90,327 | 97,133 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.075 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 875,944 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0843 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 97,133 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97,133 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,746 in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release