School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 109,955 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
109,955 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 202 countries
All-time high
109,955 number
in 2020
All-time low
41,901 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 109,955 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Papua New Guinea peaked at 109,955 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41,901 number, in 1970.

That places Papua New Guinea 81st out of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Papua New Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 41,901 number
1971 42,990 number +2.6%
1972 44,104 number +2.6%
1973 45,232 number +2.6%
1974 46,360 number +2.5%
1975 47,469 number +2.4%
1976 48,820 number +2.8%
1977 50,250 number +2.9%
1978 51,720 number +2.9%
1979 53,180 number +2.8%
1980 54,572 number +2.6%
1981 56,166 number +2.9%
1982 57,770 number +2.9%
1983 59,339 number +2.7%
1984 60,822 number +2.5%
1985 62,171 number +2.2%
1986 63,632 number +2.3%
1987 65,023 number +2.2%
1988 66,307 number +2.0%
1989 67,435 number +1.7%
1990 68,377 number +1.4%
1991 69,335 number +1.4%
1992 70,049 number +1.0%
1993 70,655 number +0.9%
1994 71,291 number +0.9%
1995 72,122 number +1.2%
1996 73,411 number +1.8%
1997 74,968 number +2.1%
1998 76,703 number +2.3%
1999 78,514 number +2.4%
2000 80,287 number +2.3%
2001 82,271 number +2.5%
2002 84,465 number +2.7%
2003 86,730 number +2.7%
2004 88,928 number +2.5%
2005 90,856 number +2.2%
2006 92,749 number +2.1%
2007 94,338 number +1.7%
2008 95,706 number +1.5%
2009 96,926 number +1.3%
2010 98,155 number +1.3%
2011 99,600 number +1.5%
2012 101,007 number +1.4%
2013 102,335 number +1.3%
2014 103,536 number +1.2%
2015 104,543 number +1.0%
2016 105,586 number +1.0%
2017 106,466 number +0.8%
2018 107,248 number +0.7%
2019 109,044 number +1.7%
2020 109,955 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47,203 number 41,901 number 53,180 number 10
1980s 61,324 number 54,572 number 67,435 number 10
1990s 72,542 number 68,377 number 78,514 number 10
2000s 89,326 number 80,287 number 96,926 number 10
2010s 103,752 number 98,155 number 109,044 number 10
2020s 109,955 number 109,955 number 109,955 number 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 120,979 number compare
  2. 79 Jordan 118,213 number compare
  3. 80 Togo 114,667 number compare
  4. 82 Sierra Leone 108,999 number compare
  5. 83 Tunisia 107,523 number compare
  6. 84 Honduras 100,635 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Papua New Guinea?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Papua New Guinea was 109,955 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 109,955 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 41,901 number in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Papua New Guinea ranks 81st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/