School age population, primary education, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, primary education, male was 740,623 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
740,623 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 206 countries
All-time high
740,623 number
in 2020
All-time low
226,680 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 740,623 number for school age population, primary education, male 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 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 740,623 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 226,680 number, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 77th out of 206 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, primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 226,680 number | — |
| 1971 | 231,976 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 237,623 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 243,505 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 249,534 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 255,570 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 261,919 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 268,849 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 276,289 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 284,090 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 292,081 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 300,627 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 309,626 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 318,835 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 328,030 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 336,967 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 346,028 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 355,127 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 364,007 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 372,357 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 379,911 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 387,541 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 394,332 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 400,239 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 405,324 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 409,577 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 414,170 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 419,500 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 425,806 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 432,926 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 440,781 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 448,803 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 457,925 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 468,217 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 479,768 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 492,520 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 506,803 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 520,912 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 533,950 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 545,490 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 555,143 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 564,418 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 573,255 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 581,963 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 590,369 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 598,349 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 606,439 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 613,939 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 620,677 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 734,649 number | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 740,623 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 253,604 number | 226,680 number | 284,090 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 332,368 number | 292,081 number | 372,357 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 406,933 number | 379,911 number | 432,926 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 489,517 number | 440,781 number | 545,490 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 603,920 number | 555,143 number | 734,649 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,623 number | 740,623 number | 740,623 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 367,376 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,943 (1999)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, primary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 740,623 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 740,623 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,680 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.