| Table 9. Sex and Have qualifications, Sex and Qualifications by Central | |||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | |
| Total | 128,390 | 27,021 | 19,209 | 54,885 | 27,275 |
| Yes | 6,227 | 1,052 | 271 | 3,551 | 1,353 |
| No | 122,163 | 25,969 | 18,938 | 51,334 | 25,922 |
| Males | 66,680 | 13,906 | 9,877 | 28,875 | 14,022 |
| Yes | 4,337 | 784 | 211 | 2,373 | 969 |
| No | 62,343 | 13,122 | 9,666 | 26,502 | 13,053 |
| Females | 61,710 | 13,115 | 9,332 | 26,010 | 13,253 |
| Yes | 1,890 | 268 | 60 | 1,178 | 384 |
| No | 59,820 | 12,847 | 9,272 | 24,832 | 12,869 |
| Total | 5,095 | 871 | 224 | 2,974 | 1,026 |
| Protective | 206 | 41 | 13 | 114 | 38 |
| Vocational | 522 | 79 | 33 | 281 | 129 |
| Technica | 400 | 57 | 14 | 258 | 71 |
| Trade | 207 | 32 | 3 | 134 | 38 |
| Business | 969 | 107 | 21 | 626 | 215 |
| Teacher training | 1,268 | 271 | 57 | 708 | 232 |
| Health | 322 | 66 | 39 | 169 | 48 |
| University degree | 476 | 105 | 11 | 276 | 84 |
| Professional | 366 | 28 | 16 | 239 | 83 |
| Miscellaneous | 359 | 85 | 17 | 169 | 88 |
| Males | 3,555 | 655 | 175 | 1,992 | 733 |
| Protective | 147 | 28 | 10 | 84 | 25 |
| Vocational | 424 | 73 | 28 | 215 | 108 |
| Technica | 360 | 53 | 12 | 233 | 62 |
| Trade | 205 | 32 | 3 | 133 | 37 |
| Business | 442 | 61 | 15 | 264 | 102 |
| Teacher training | 800 | 187 | 47 | 410 | 156 |
| Health | 153 | 35 | 20 | 72 | 26 |
| University degree | 415 | 94 | 9 | 237 | 75 |
| Professional | 325 | 27 | 14 | 210 | 74 |
| Miscellaneous | 284 | 65 | 17 | 134 | 68 |
| Females | 1,540 | 216 | 49 | 982 | 293 |
| Protective | 59 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 13 |
| Vocational | 98 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 21 |
| Technica | 40 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 |
| Trade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Business | 527 | 46 | 6 | 362 | 113 |
| Teacher training | 468 | 84 | 10 | 298 | 76 |
| Health | 169 | 31 | 19 | 97 | 22 |
| University degree | 61 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 9 |
| Professional | 41 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 75 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 20 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||