Children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Children out of school, female was 4.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea, 1989–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2020, children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 4.0%.
The figure is up 60.8% on the previous year and down 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 33.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 32.0% | — |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -64.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -79.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +60.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 85% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 2.5% | 33.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 104 Ghana 4.1% compare
- 105 Cayman Islands 4.1% compare
- 106 Bahrain 4.1% compare
- 108 Greece 4.0% compare
- 109 United States 3.8% compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 3.7% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Children out of school, female in Papua New Guinea was 4.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for children out of school, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.