Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea is 42.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.5% | — |
| 1982 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 14.1% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 25.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 33.4% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 37.9% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea was 42.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release