Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0517 units per person in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0517 units per person, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0517 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 units per person, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0071 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0076 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0094 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0113 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0124 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0138 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0141 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.014 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0151 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 units per person | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0432 units per person | +90.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0517 units per person | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0475 units per person | 0.0432 units per person | 0.0517 units per person | 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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0517 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0517 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 units per person in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 204 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.