Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea is 13.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 13.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 147th 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.9% | — |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 144 Senegal 15.5% compare
- 145 Madagascar 14.8% compare
- 146 Liberia 13.8% compare
- 148 Côte d'Ivoire 12.9% compare
- 149 Benin 12.3% compare
- 150 Burkina Faso 11.2% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 121.09 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea was 13.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release