Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0049 units per person in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0049 units per person, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 34.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1995.
That places Papua New Guinea 105th out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.003 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 0.004 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 units per person | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.003 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per person | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 0.003 units per person | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 units per person | +34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 102 Botswana 0.0053 units per person compare
- 103 Philippines 0.0052 units per person compare
- 104 Sri Lanka 0.0049 units per person compare
- 106 Brazil 0.0047 units per person compare
- 107 Bangladesh 0.0046 units per person compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 0.0046 units per person compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0049 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 105th out of 201 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, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.