School age population, primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.43 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.43 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.43 million number
in 2020
All-time low
442,874 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea is 1.43 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.43 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 442,874 number, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th 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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 442,874 number | — |
| 1971 | 453,194 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 464,173 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 475,549 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 487,154 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 498,718 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 510,932 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 524,208 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 538,443 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 553,394 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 568,755 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 585,180 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 602,561 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 620,422 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 638,291 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 655,678 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 673,361 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 691,090 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 708,367 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 724,612 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 739,319 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 754,124 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 767,342 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 778,872 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 788,798 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 797,066 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 805,990 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 816,279 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 828,396 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 842,035 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 857,057 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 872,365 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 889,801 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 909,522 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 931,730 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 956,318 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 983,881 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million number | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 494,864 number | 442,874 number | 553,394 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 646,832 number | 568,755 number | 724,612 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 791,822 number | 739,319 number | 842,035 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 950,644 number | 857,057 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 1.43 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 442,874 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.