School age population, primary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, primary education, female was 693,332 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
693,332 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 206 countries
All-time high
693,332 number
in 2020
All-time low
216,194 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female 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, female in Papua New Guinea is 693,332 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 693,332 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 216,194 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, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 216,194 number | — |
| 1971 | 221,218 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 226,550 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 232,044 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 237,620 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 243,148 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 249,013 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 255,359 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 262,154 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 269,304 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 276,674 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 284,553 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 292,935 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 301,587 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 310,261 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 318,711 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 327,333 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 335,963 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 344,360 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 352,255 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 359,408 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 366,583 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 373,010 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 378,633 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 383,474 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 387,489 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 391,820 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 396,779 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 402,590 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 409,109 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 416,276 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 423,562 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 431,876 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 441,305 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 451,962 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 463,798 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 477,078 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 490,209 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 502,305 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 512,903 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 521,590 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 530,059 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 538,024 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 545,858 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 553,483 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 560,856 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 568,258 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 575,141 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 581,332 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 687,828 number | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 693,332 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241,260 number | 216,194 number | 269,304 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,463 number | 276,674 number | 352,255 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 384,890 number | 359,408 number | 409,109 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 461,127 number | 416,276 number | 512,903 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 566,243 number | 521,590 number | 687,828 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 693,332 number | 693,332 number | 693,332 number | 1 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.852 % change on previous year (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,178 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,710 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,498 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1427 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,445 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (1999)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, primary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 693,332 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 693,332 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,194 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.