Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.31 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
0.31
World rank
139th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.31
in 2010
All-time low
0.14
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2010

00.10.20.31960198520101960: 0.141965: 0.141970: 0.141975: 0.171980: 0.21985: 0.211990: 0.221995: 0.232000: 0.242005: 0.282010: 0.31

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea is 0.31, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1960.

That places Papua New Guinea 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.14 0.14 0.14 2
1970s 0.155 0.14 0.17 2
1980s 0.205 0.2 0.21 2
1990s 0.225 0.22 0.23 2
2000s 0.26 0.24 0.28 2
2010s 0.31 0.31 0.31 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 136 Nepal 0.4 compare
  2. 137 Maldives 0.34 compare
  3. 138 Mali 0.33 compare
  4. 139 Morocco 0.31 compare
  5. 139 Senegal 0.31 compare
  6. 142 Afghanistan 0.24 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More reference data data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Papua New Guinea was 0.31 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 75+, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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 75+, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.