School age population, tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, tertiary education, female was 354,537 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
354,537 number
World rank
86th
of 203 countries
All-time high
354,537 number
in 2014
All-time low
121,300 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2014
School age population, tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 354,537 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 354,537 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 121,300 number, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,300 number | — |
| 1971 | 126,663 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 132,360 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 137,768 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 142,532 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 146,741 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 150,041 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 153,016 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 156,112 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 159,625 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 163,516 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 167,536 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 171,933 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 176,563 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 181,335 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 186,263 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 191,157 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 196,306 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 201,744 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 207,477 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 213,461 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 219,601 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 225,847 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 232,243 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 238,852 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 245,690 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 252,485 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 259,384 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 266,184 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 272,705 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 278,923 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 284,369 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 289,531 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 294,226 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 298,438 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 302,319 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 306,177 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 310,049 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 314,390 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 319,465 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 325,104 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 354,537 number | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 142,616 number | 121,300 number | 159,625 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,383 number | 163,516 number | 207,477 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 242,645 number | 213,461 number | 272,705 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 299,789 number | 278,923 number | 319,465 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,820 number | 325,104 number | 354,537 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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, tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 354,537 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 354,537 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,300 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.