Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 66.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 66.0% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 145th out of 165 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.3% | — |
| 1982 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 41.3% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 46.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 51.3% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 57.4% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.4% | 66.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea was 66.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 145th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release