School age population, upper secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 384,387 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
384,387 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
76th
of 205 countries
All-time high
384,387 number
in 2020
All-time low
70,375 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea stood at 384,387 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 384,387 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70,375 number, in 1977.
That places Papua New Guinea 76th 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, upper secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124,116 number | — |
| 1971 | 127,058 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 129,731 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 132,451 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 135,450 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 138,709 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 141,758 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 70,375 number | -50.4% |
| 1978 | 148,706 number | +111.3% |
| 1979 | 152,495 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 156,482 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 160,411 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 164,607 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 169,090 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 173,892 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 179,052 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 184,365 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 190,011 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 195,857 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 201,759 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 207,692 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 213,587 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 219,378 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 225,083 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 230,734 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 236,326 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 241,626 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 246,992 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 252,128 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 256,622 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 260,235 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 262,522 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 264,421 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 266,521 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 269,389 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 273,248 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 278,368 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 284,240 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 290,788 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 298,140 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 306,493 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 315,566 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 325,524 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 335,607 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 344,985 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 353,307 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 360,336 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 366,538 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 372,436 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 378,411 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 384,387 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 130,085 number | 70,375 number | 152,495 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,553 number | 156,482 number | 201,759 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 233,017 number | 207,692 number | 256,622 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,787 number | 260,235 number | 298,140 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,920 number | 306,493 number | 378,411 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,387 number | 384,387 number | 384,387 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, male in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 384,387 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 384,387 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,375 number in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.