Papua New Guinea

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Economically active population by age group, 2000, Thousands of persons (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 15+
155.413
275.696
333.585
350.978
312.896
274.533
210.235
165.629
120.964
83.980
62.300
36.361
18.292
12.495
2,257.944
Economically active male population by age group, 2000, Thousands of persons (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 15+
80.004
140.124
167.686
175.964
161.321
143.382
110.492
89.611
65.583
47.230
35.208
21.188
11.107
7.987

1,176.883
Economically active female population by age group, 2000, Thousands of persons (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 15+
75.409
135.572
165.899
175.014
151.575
131.151
99.743
76.018
55.381
36.750
27.092
15.173
7.185
4.508

1,081.061
Activity rate, 2000, total population, % (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 15+
25.0
49.7
70.3
78.3
81.4
83.1
83.3
83.3
80.1
77.3
69.6
63.5
52.1
40.5
72.5
Activity rate, 2000, male population, % (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 15+
24.2
47.8
69.9
80.1
84.2
86.0
85.7
85.5
82.1
79.6
72.5
67.6
56.5
47.5

73.5
Activity rate, 2000, female population, % (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 15+
26.0
51.9
70.6
76.5
78.7
80.1
80.8
81.0
77.9
74.4
66.1
58.7
46.4
32.1
71.3
Unemployment rate, 2000, % (ILO) 2.8
Male unemployment rate, 2000, % (ILO) 4.3
Female unemployment rate, 2000, % (ILO) 1.3
Unemployment by age group, 2000, Thousands of persons (ILO)
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total 
2.659
13.000
19.117
13.303
7.801
5.221
3.117
2.045
1.110
0.606
0.346
0.166
0.066
0.066

68.623
Unemployment by level of education, 2002, Thousands of persons aged 10 years and over (ILO)
No schooling
Pre-primary education
Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Upper secondary education
First stage of tertiary education 
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) 
Second stage of tertiary education 
(leading to an advanced research qualification)
Third level, second stage
Education not definable by level
1574
122
516
430
480
184
182
18
Male unemployment by level of education, 2002, Thousands of persons aged 10 years and over (ILO)
No schooling
Pre-primary education
Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Upper secondary education
First stage of tertiary education 
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) 
Second stage of tertiary education 
(leading to an advanced research qualification)
Third level, second stage
Education not definable by level
850
106
407
367
370
132
136
13
Female unemployment by level of education, 2002, Thousands of persons aged 10 years and over (ILO)
No schooling
Pre-primary education
Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Upper secondary education
First stage of tertiary education
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) 
Second stage of tertiary education
(leading to an advanced research qualification)
Third level, second stage
Education not definable by level
724
16
109
63
110
52
46
5