School life expectancy, secondary, female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.45 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
2.45 years
World rank
175th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.45 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.2104 years
in 1970
Years of data
19
1970–2016

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016

00.511.522.51970199320161970: 0.21 years1974: 0.326 years1975: 0.343 years1976: 0.347 years1977: 0.341 years1984: 0.458 years1986: 0.456 years1987: 0.468 years1988: 0.477 years1989: 0.487 years1990: 0.49 years1991: 0.505 years1992: 0.5 years1993: 0.553 years1994: 0.583 years1995: 0.536 years1998: 0.872 years2012: 2 years2016: 2.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.45 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.45 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2104 years, in 1970.

That places Papua New Guinea 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3136 years 0.2104 years 0.3471 years 5
1980s 0.4692 years 0.456 years 0.4874 years 5
1990s 0.5768 years 0.4897 years 0.8721 years 7
2010s 2.22 years 1.98 years 2.45 years 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 172 Yemen 2.59 years compare
  2. 173 Cambodia 2.53 years compare
  3. 174 Madagascar 2.52 years compare
  4. 176 Sudan 2.42 years compare
  5. 177 Nigeria 2.4 years compare
  6. 178 Afghanistan 2.39 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Papua New Guinea?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Papua New Guinea was 2.45 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2104 years in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.