| Table 10. School attendance and Educational Attainment by Central Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 119,636 | 26,392 | 24,775 | 24,691 | 24,697 | 19,081 |
| Current student | 20,870 | 4,527 | 4,574 | 5,353 | 4,344 | 2,072 |
| Not enrolled | 98,766 | 21,865 | 20,201 | 19,338 | 20,353 | 17,009 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 62,390 | 13,654 | 12,399 | 13,528 | 12,924 | 9,885 |
| Current student | 11,711 | 2,583 | 2,528 | 3,023 | 2,322 | 1,255 |
| Not enrolled | 50,679 | 11,071 | 9,871 | 10,505 | 10,602 | 8,630 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 57,246 | 12,738 | 12,376 | 11,163 | 11,773 | 9,196 |
| Current student | 9,159 | 1,944 | 2,046 | 2,330 | 2,022 | 817 |
| Not enrolled | 48,087 | 10,794 | 10,330 | 8,833 | 9,751 | 8,379 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||||||
| Total | 119,636 | 26,392 | 24,775 | 24,691 | 24,697 | 19,081 |
| None | 54,549 | 11,004 | 11,743 | 8,321 | 8,738 | 14,743 |
| Primary | 49,009 | 12,608 | 9,854 | 10,230 | 12,769 | 3,548 |
| Secondary | 13,721 | 2,394 | 2,679 | 5,188 | 2,813 | 647 |
| University | 371 | 49 | 50 | 207 | 38 | 27 |
| Teacher training | 1,098 | 229 | 271 | 343 | 185 | 70 |
| Technical | 316 | 45 | 47 | 172 | 44 | 8 |
| Other training | 249 | 46 | 43 | 140 | 17 | 3 |
| Not reported | 323 | 17 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 35 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 62,390 | 13,654 | 12,399 | 13,528 | 12,924 | 9,885 |
| None | 26,126 | 5,065 | 5,467 | 4,191 | 4,249 | 7,154 |
| Primary | 25,793 | 6,714 | 4,884 | 5,345 | 6,672 | 2,178 |
| Secondary | 8,826 | 1,557 | 1,700 | 3,346 | 1,773 | 450 |
| University | 309 | 46 | 34 | 174 | 30 | 25 |
| Teacher training | 763 | 182 | 201 | 223 | 105 | 52 |
| Technical | 275 | 41 | 41 | 146 | 40 | 7 |
| Other training | 129 | 35 | 31 | 53 | 9 | 1 |
| Not reported | 169 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 46 | 18 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 57,246 | 12,738 | 12,376 | 11,163 | 11,773 | 9,196 |
| None | 28,423 | 5,939 | 6,276 | 4,130 | 4,489 | 7,589 |
| Primary | 23,216 | 5,894 | 4,970 | 4,885 | 6,097 | 1,370 |
| Secondary | 4,895 | 837 | 979 | 1,842 | 1,040 | 197 |
| University | 62 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 2 |
| Teacher training | 335 | 47 | 70 | 120 | 80 | 18 |
| Technical | 41 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 |
| Other training | 120 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 8 | 2 |
| Not reported | 154 | 3 | 47 | 40 | 47 | 17 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||