Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 196,757 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
196,757 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
82nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
196,757 number
in 2020
All-time low
67,011 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea is 196,757 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea peaked at 196,757 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67,011 number, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,011 number | — |
| 1971 | 68,313 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 69,794 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 71,450 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 73,205 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 75,077 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 76,792 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 78,576 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 80,485 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 82,573 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 84,793 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 87,046 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 89,546 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 92,264 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 95,094 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 97,997 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 100,833 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 103,757 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 106,753 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 109,761 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 112,743 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 115,549 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 118,137 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 120,595 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 123,111 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 125,826 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 127,959 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 129,440 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 130,543 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 131,786 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 133,000 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 134,262 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 136,102 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 138,450 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 140,938 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 143,467 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 146,920 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 151,370 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 156,435 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 161,470 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 166,655 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 171,148 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 174,604 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 177,377 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 180,236 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 182,998 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 185,734 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 188,551 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 191,371 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 194,068 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 196,757 number | +1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 196,757 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 231,955 number, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 196,757 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43,510 number, 4.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,328 number | 67,011 number | 82,573 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,784 number | 84,793 number | 109,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,569 number | 112,743 number | 131,786 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,241 number | 133,000 number | 161,470 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,274 number | 166,655 number | 194,068 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,757 number | 196,757 number | 196,757 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 79 Romania 220,953 number compare
- 80 Honduras 205,212 number compare
- 81 Togo 200,932 number compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 195,573 number compare
- 84 Tajikistan 194,521 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 191,114 number compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Papua New Guinea was 196,757 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 196,757 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,011 number in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.