School age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 360,805 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
360,805 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
77th
of 205 countries
All-time high
360,805 number
in 2020
All-time low
67,311 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 360,805 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female 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 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 360,805 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67,311 number, in 1977.
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th 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, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 119,821 number | — |
| 1971 | 122,545 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 124,858 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 127,149 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 129,733 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 132,635 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 135,531 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 67,311 number | -50.3% |
| 1978 | 142,153 number | +111.2% |
| 1979 | 145,719 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 149,475 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 153,199 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 157,208 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 161,488 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 166,040 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 170,872 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 175,782 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 180,968 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 186,331 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 191,797 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 197,358 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 202,927 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 208,454 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 213,911 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 219,295 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 224,590 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 229,610 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 234,655 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 239,463 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 243,666 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 247,043 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 249,178 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 250,936 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 252,872 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 255,507 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 259,052 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 263,762 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 269,160 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 275,178 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 281,918 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 289,551 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 298,120 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 307,411 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 316,715 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 325,285 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 332,836 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 339,219 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 344,786 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 350,048 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 355,400 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 360,805 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,746 number | 67,311 number | 145,719 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,316 number | 149,475 number | 191,797 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 221,393 number | 197,358 number | 243,666 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,461 number | 247,043 number | 281,918 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,937 number | 289,551 number | 355,400 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 360,805 number | 360,805 number | 360,805 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 360,805 number in 2020, 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 360,805 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,311 number in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.