Enrolment in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Enrolment in primary education, male was 686,523 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
686,523 number
World rank
78th
of 202 countries
All-time high
686,523 number
in 2016
All-time low
121,344 number
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2016

Enrolment in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016

200.0k400.0k600.0k1970199320161970: 121.3k number1971: 124.7k number1972: 131.6k number1973: 141.2k number1974: 147.2k number1975: 149.3k number1976: 157.0k number1977: 156.6k number1978: 159.2k number1979: 164.9k number1981: 174.5k number1982: 179.6k number1984: 197.8k number1986: 209.6k number1987: 214.5k number1988: 221.5k number1989: 233.0k number1990: 231.1k number1991: 234.1k number1992: 245.8k number1993: 262.8k number1994: 278.2k number1995: 282.8k number1996: 290.4k number1997: 295.6k number1998: 318.4k number2000: 308.6k number2001: 287.9k number2002: 286.2k number2003: 274.9k number2004: 280.3k number2005: 295.9k number2006: 296.3k number2008: 327.7k number2012: 617.4k number2016: 686.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, enrolment in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea stood at 686,523 number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 131.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 686,523 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 121,344 number, in 1970.

That places Papua New Guinea 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 145,292 number 121,344 number 164,929 number 10
1980s 204,350 number 174,545 number 232,997 number 7
1990s 271,030 number 231,067 number 318,419 number 9
2000s 294,708 number 274,923 number 327,714 number 8
2010s 651,938 number 617,354 number 686,523 number 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 75 Haiti 761,691 number compare
  2. 76 Kazakhstan 745,445 number compare
  3. 77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 707,797 number compare
  4. 79 Dominican Republic 678,563 number compare
  5. 80 Tunisia 624,562 number compare
  6. 81 Netherlands 603,846 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 686,523 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 686,523 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 121,344 number in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.7%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.