| Table 10. School attendance and Educational Attainment by Southern Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Ialibu/Pangia | Imbonggu | Kagua/Erave | Mendi/Munihu | Nipa/Kutubu | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 271,388 | 34,639 | 46,748 | 143,625 | 20,949 | 25,427 |
| Current student | 22,039 | 1,851 | 3,443 | 11,346 | 2,371 | 3,028 |
| Not enrolled | 249,349 | 32,788 | 43,305 | 132,279 | 18,578 | 22,399 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 138,735 | 17,229 | 24,753 | 72,267 | 10,626 | 13,860 |
| Current student | 12,750 | 1,072 | 2,094 | 6,443 | 1,395 | 1,746 |
| Not enrolled | 125,985 | 16,157 | 22,659 | 65,824 | 9,231 | 12,114 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 132,653 | 17,410 | 21,995 | 71,358 | 10,323 | 11,567 |
| Current student | 9,289 | 779 | 1,349 | 4,903 | 976 | 1,282 |
| Not enrolled | 123,364 | 16,631 | 20,646 | 66,455 | 9,347 | 10,285 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||||||
| Total | 271,388 | 34,639 | 46,748 | 143,625 | 20,949 | 25,427 |
| None | 219,674 | 30,302 | 38,304 | 114,912 | 17,234 | 18,922 |
| Primary | 39,146 | 3,466 | 6,260 | 21,670 | 2,814 | 4,936 |
| Secondary | 9,710 | 660 | 1,630 | 5,434 | 692 | 1,294 |
| University | 222 | 13 | 50 | 128 | 15 | 16 |
| Teacher training | 1,438 | 146 | 205 | 728 | 165 | 194 |
| Technical | 284 | 12 | 38 | 187 | 10 | 37 |
| Other training | 78 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 9 |
| Not reported | 836 | 32 | 244 | 526 | 15 | 19 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 138,735 | 17,229 | 24,753 | 72,267 | 10,626 | 13,860 |
| None | 107,362 | 14,537 | 19,357 | 55,175 | 8,371 | 9,922 |
| Primary | 22,949 | 2,118 | 3,890 | 12,393 | 1,648 | 2,900 |
| Secondary | 6,404 | 422 | 1,147 | 3,572 | 441 | 822 |
| University | 171 | 8 | 39 | 95 | 13 | 16 |
| Teacher training | 1,111 | 116 | 148 | 560 | 134 | 153 |
| Technical | 224 | 8 | 35 | 141 | 9 | 31 |
| Other training | 52 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| Not reported | 462 | 12 | 126 | 303 | 8 | 13 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 132,653 | 17,410 | 21,995 | 71,358 | 10,323 | 11,567 |
| None | 112,312 | 15,765 | 18,947 | 59,737 | 8,863 | 9,000 |
| Primary | 16,197 | 1,348 | 2,370 | 9,277 | 1,166 | 2,036 |
| Secondary | 3,306 | 238 | 483 | 1,862 | 251 | 472 |
| University | 51 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| Teacher training | 327 | 30 | 57 | 168 | 31 | 41 |
| Technical | 60 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 6 |
| Other training | 26 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| Not reported | 374 | 20 | 118 | 223 | 7 | 6 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||