Papua New Guinea

Girls in primary school in Papua New Guinea

Girls in primary school in Papua New Guinea: 52.3% in 1989 and 71% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2016
71%
Since 1989
+18.7 percentage points
World, 2016
88.3%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in Papua New GuineaGirls in primary school in Papua New Guinea: 52.3% in 1989 and 71% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearPapua New GuineaWorld
2018–88.2
2017–88.2
20167188.3
2015–88.2
2014–88.3
2013–88.2
2012–88.2
2011–88.1
2010–87.9
2009–87.9
2008–87.6
2007–87.2
2006–86
2005–85.4
2004–84.7
2003–83.5
2002–81.4
2001–81
2000–80.7
1999–79.9
1998–78.9
1997–78.1
1996–77.9
1995–78
1994–78.3
1993–78
1992–77.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
198952.377.6
1988–76.6
1987–75.8
1986–75.3
1985–74
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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