Children out of school, primary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Children out of school, primary was 53,289 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Papua New Guinea, 1989–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 53,289 for children out of school, primary in 2021.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 384,354 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11,662, in 2018.
Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children out of school, primary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 169,284 | — |
| 2012 | 339,432 | +100.5% |
| 2014 | 384,354 | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 131,536 | -65.8% |
| 2018 | 11,662 | -91.1% |
| 2019 | 20,958 | +79.7% |
| 2020 | 41,444 | +97.7% |
| 2021 | 53,289 | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 169,284 | 169,284 | 169,284 | 1 |
| 2010s | 177,588 | 11,662 | 384,354 | 5 |
| 2020s | 47,366 | 41,444 | 53,289 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 67 Dominican Republic 56,334 compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 53,793 compare
- 69 Nicaragua 53,481 compare
- 71 Italy 52,117 compare
- 72 Mexico 46,859 compare
- 73 Solomon Islands 36,440 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.852 % change on previous year (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,178 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,710 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,498 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1427 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,445 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (1999)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Papua New Guinea?
- Children out of school, primary in Papua New Guinea was 53,289 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 384,354 in 2014.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,662 in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for children out of school, primary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.