| Table 10. School attendance and Educational Attainment by Western Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | |||||
| Total | 291,555 | 169,243 | 68,797 | 53,515 | 0 |
| Current student | 31,126 | 20,343 | 6,279 | 4,504 | 0 |
| Not enrolled | 260,429 | 148,900 | 62,518 | 49,011 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 156,962 | 90,588 | 38,534 | 27,840 | 0 |
| Current student | 18,345 | 11,674 | 3,891 | 2,780 | 0 |
| Not enrolled | 138,617 | 78,914 | 34,643 | 25,060 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 134,593 | 78,655 | 30,263 | 25,675 | 0 |
| Current student | 12,781 | 8,669 | 2,388 | 1,724 | 0 |
| Not enrolled | 121,812 | 69,986 | 27,875 | 23,951 | 0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | |||||
| Total | 291,555 | 169,243 | 68,797 | 53,515 | 0 |
| None | 213,045 | 118,142 | 51,524 | 43,379 | 0 |
| Primary | 57,828 | 37,153 | 12,660 | 8,015 | 0 |
| Secondary | 16,089 | 11,013 | 3,344 | 1,732 | 0 |
| University | 569 | 401 | 135 | 33 | 0 |
| Teacher training | 2,024 | 1,158 | 654 | 212 | 0 |
| Technical | 440 | 285 | 118 | 37 | 0 |
| Other training | 251 | 172 | 58 | 21 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1,309 | 919 | 304 | 86 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 156,962 | 90,588 | 38,534 | 27,840 | 0 |
| None | 107,138 | 58,690 | 27,358 | 21,090 | 0 |
| Primary | 35470 | 22449 | 7873 | 5148 | 0 |
| Secondary | 11227 | 7526 | 2415 | 1286 | 0 |
| University | 438 | 304 | 106 | 28 | 0 |
| Teacher training | 1522 | 842 | 500 | 180 | 0 |
| Technical | 378 | 239 | 103 | 36 | 0 |
| Other training | 171 | 115 | 37 | 19 | 0 |
| Not reported | 618 | 423 | 142 | 53 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 134593 | 78655 | 30263 | 25675 | 0 |
| None | 105907 | 59452 | 24166 | 22289 | 0 |
| Primary | 22358 | 14704 | 4787 | 2867 | 0 |
| Secondary | 4862 | 3487 | 929 | 446 | 0 |
| University | 131 | 97 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| Teacher training | 502 | 316 | 154 | 32 | 0 |
| Technical | 62 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Other training | 80 | 57 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Not reported | 691 | 496 | 162 | 33 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||