School age population, secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, secondary education, male was 586,009 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
586,009 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
586,009 number
in 2020
All-time low
191,677 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 586,009 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 586,009 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 191,677 number, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 205 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, secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 191,677 number | — |
| 1971 | 195,991 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 200,146 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 204,495 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 209,263 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 214,410 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 219,204 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 224,395 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 229,941 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 235,835 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 242,064 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 248,247 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 254,930 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 262,140 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 269,834 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 277,978 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 286,210 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 294,854 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 303,757 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 312,734 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 321,713 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 330,536 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 339,056 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 347,347 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 355,577 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 363,899 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 371,640 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 378,896 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 385,368 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 391,054 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 395,893 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 399,314 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 402,851 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 407,181 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 412,634 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 419,167 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 427,559 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 437,587 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 449,093 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 461,684 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 475,338 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 489,364 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 503,461 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 516,831 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 529,198 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 540,501 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 550,435 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 559,554 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 568,386 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 577,229 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 586,009 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 212,536 number | 191,677 number | 235,835 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 275,275 number | 242,064 number | 312,734 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 358,509 number | 321,713 number | 391,054 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,296 number | 395,893 number | 461,684 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 531,030 number | 475,338 number | 577,229 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 586,009 number | 586,009 number | 586,009 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 81 Sierra Leone 633,616 number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 621,904 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 613,792 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 581,789 number compare
- 86 Tunisia 578,161 number compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 544,908 number compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 287,654 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 586,009 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 586,009 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,677 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.