School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 198,260 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 198,260 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 353,002 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50,235, in 1977.
That places Papua New Guinea 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85,073 | — |
| 1971 | 86,270 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 87,725 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 89,907 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 93,129 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 96,866 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 101,155 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 50,235 | -50.3% |
| 1978 | 110,704 | +120.4% |
| 1979 | 115,821 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 121,013 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 125,854 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 130,059 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 133,941 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 137,303 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 140,373 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 143,130 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 145,821 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 148,707 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 151,497 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 154,354 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 157,732 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 163,573 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 170,359 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 177,234 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 184,184 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 191,122 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 198,139 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 205,401 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 213,137 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 221,162 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 229,373 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 238,126 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 246,802 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 255,844 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 264,749 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 272,438 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 279,329 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 285,863 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 292,621 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 300,404 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 308,605 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 315,933 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 322,972 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 330,215 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 338,016 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 345,457 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 353,002 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 177,699 | -49.7% |
| 2019 | 181,134 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 185,099 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 188,399 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 191,214 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 193,355 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 195,726 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 198,260 | +1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 198,260 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 464,124, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 198,260 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,811, 4.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +120.4% | 50,235 | 110,704 |
| 1977 | -50.3% | 101,155 | 50,235 |
| 2018 | -49.7% | 353,002 | 177,699 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,688 | 50,235 | 115,821 | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,770 | 121,013 | 151,497 | 10 |
| 1990s | 181,524 | 154,354 | 213,137 | 10 |
| 2000s | 258,631 | 221,162 | 292,621 | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,344 | 177,699 | 353,002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,009 | 185,099 | 198,260 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 198,260 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 353,002 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,235 in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release