School age population, secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, secondary education, female was 549,818 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
549,818 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
85th
of 205 countries
All-time high
549,818 number
in 2020
All-time low
184,591 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 549,818 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 549,818 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 184,591 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, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 184,591 number | — |
| 1971 | 188,481 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 192,129 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 195,968 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 200,240 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 204,917 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 209,473 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 214,392 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 219,610 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 225,125 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 230,987 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 236,830 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 243,174 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 249,997 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 257,236 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 264,823 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 272,434 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 280,417 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 288,666 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 297,054 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 305,528 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 313,883 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 322,001 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 329,903 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 337,725 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 345,592 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 352,918 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 359,738 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 365,801 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 371,119 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 375,644 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 378,821 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 382,062 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 386,011 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 390,991 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 396,972 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 404,683 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 413,935 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 424,569 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 436,175 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 448,704 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 461,904 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 474,986 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 487,228 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 498,444 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 508,638 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 517,605 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 525,812 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 533,786 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 541,805 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 549,818 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 203,493 number | 184,591 number | 225,125 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,162 number | 230,987 number | 297,054 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 340,421 number | 305,528 number | 371,119 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 398,986 number | 375,644 number | 436,175 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,891 number | 448,704 number | 541,805 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 549,818 number | 549,818 number | 549,818 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 82 Tajikistan 588,957 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 581,310 number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 567,289 number compare
- 86 Tunisia 535,845 number compare
- 87 Honduras 506,947 number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 503,301 number compare
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, secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 549,818 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 549,818 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,591 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.