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Education > Participation Stats: compare key data on Australia & Papua New Guinea

Definitions

  • Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT Australia Papua New Guinea HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th.
221,724
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Australia
Children out of school > Elementary > Female 21,925
Ranked 46th.
126,609
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Australia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th. 16% more than Papua New Guinea
84.01%
Ranked 79th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.44%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Papua New Guinea
50.14%
Ranked 149th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 25th. 65% more than Papua New Guinea
59.19%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.64%
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Papua New Guinea
10.22%
Ranked 94th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 77%
Ranked 10th. 38 times more than Papua New Guinea
2.02%
Ranked 105th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 87.15%
Ranked 14th. 61 times more than Papua New Guinea
1.44%
Ranked 96th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 26 times more than Papua New Guinea
2.59%
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.97%
Ranked 72nd. 24% more than Papua New Guinea
40.24%
Ranked 110th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Papua New Guinea
190,321
Ranked 110th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.46%
Ranked 97th. 21% more than Papua New Guinea
39.18%
Ranked 95th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.03 million
Ranked 10th. 116 times more than Papua New Guinea
8,833
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.78%
Ranked 43th. 55% more than Papua New Guinea
28.19%
Ranked 88th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.58%
Ranked 33th. 36% more than Papua New Guinea
70.79%
Ranked 42nd.
Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.07%
Ranked 40th. 49% more than Papua New Guinea
65.13%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 82.29%
Ranked 40th. 39% more than Papua New Guinea
59.29%
Ranked 62nd.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.93%
Ranked 28th. 49% more than Papua New Guinea
65.13%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.6%
Ranked 62nd. 78% more than Papua New Guinea
59.46%
Ranked 149th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.45%
Ranked 31st. 36% more than Papua New Guinea
70.79%
Ranked 46th.
Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.6%
Ranked 27th. 65% more than Papua New Guinea
59.19%
Ranked 45th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 149.29%
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Papua New Guinea
12.79%
Ranked 106th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 152.74%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Papua New Guinea
15.27%
Ranked 95th.

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 32,923
Ranked 39th.
95,115
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Australia

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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