Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 32.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.2%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
151st
of 164 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2007
All-time low
18.9%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 32.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 33.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.9% | — |
| 1982 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.9% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 20.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 29.0% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.3% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.7% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea was 32.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release