School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.14 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.14 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
85th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2020
All-time low
376,268 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.14 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.14 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 376,268 number, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 85th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 376,268 number | — |
| 1971 | 384,472 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 392,275 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 400,463 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 409,503 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 419,327 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 428,677 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 438,787 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 449,551 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 460,960 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 473,051 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 485,077 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 498,104 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 512,137 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 527,070 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 542,801 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 558,644 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 575,271 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 592,423 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 609,788 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 627,241 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 644,419 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 661,057 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 677,250 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 693,302 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 709,491 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 724,558 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 738,634 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 751,169 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 762,173 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 771,537 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 778,135 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 784,913 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 793,192 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 803,625 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 816,139 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 832,242 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 851,522 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 873,662 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 897,859 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 924,042 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 951,268 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 978,447 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 416,028 number | 376,268 number | 460,960 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 537,437 number | 473,051 number | 609,788 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 698,929 number | 627,241 number | 762,173 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 820,283 number | 771,537 number | 897,859 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 924,042 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 82 Tajikistan 1.21 million number compare
- 83 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 1.15 million number compare
- 86 Tunisia 1.11 million number compare
- 87 Honduras 1.03 million number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.02 million number compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 1.14 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,268 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.