Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 2,507% from 17,785 in 1970 (7.35% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 20 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.8% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.3% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2016, Papua New Guinea had the 9th highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2016 ranking

• Guinea — 6th of 15: 673,633
• Chad — 7th of 15: 527,321
• Paraguay — 8th of 15: 514,351
• Puerto Rico (US) — 10th of 15: 229,383
• Fiji — 11th of 15: 92,262
• Dominica — 12th of 15: 5,618

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 27 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.68 million (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 38,822 (2018)
• Cambodia — 955,656 (2018)
• China — 68.39 million (2018)
• Fiji — 92,262 (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 341,591 (2018)
• Indonesia — 19.99 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 9,548 (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.78 million (2017)
• Lao PDR — 671,064 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China

More education data for Papua New Guinea

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.65 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 121.09% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 118.92% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 123.09% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.93 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Papua New Guinea's secondary education, general pupils?

463,600 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 2,507% from 17,785 in 1970 (7.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 463,600 in 2016 and the lowest 17,785 in 1970.

How does Papua New Guinea rank?

9th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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