Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total was 0.75 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.75
World rank
130th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.75
in 2010
All-time low
0.14
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.141965: 0.141970: 0.141975: 0.171980: 0.221985: 0.221990: 0.231995: 0.232000: 0.292005: 0.292010: 0.75

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.75. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 158.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.75 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1960.

Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.14
1965 0.14 +0.0%
1970 0.14 +0.0%
1975 0.17 +21.4%
1980 0.22 +29.4%
1985 0.22 +0.0%
1990 0.23 +4.5%
1995 0.23 +0.0%
2000 0.29 +26.1%
2005 0.29 +0.0%
2010 0.75 +158.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.14 0.14 0.14 2
1970s 0.155 0.14 0.17 2
1980s 0.22 0.22 0.22 2
1990s 0.23 0.23 0.23 2
2000s 0.29 0.29 0.29 2
2010s 0.75 0.75 0.75 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 127 Benin 0.89 compare
  2. 128 Central African Republic 0.82 compare
  3. 129 Côte d'Ivoire 0.77 compare
  4. 131 Gambia 0.71 compare
  5. 132 Senegal 0.68 compare
  6. 133 Maldives 0.65 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Papua New Guinea was 0.75 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1960.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 158.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 70-74.