Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea stood at 14.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 148th 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, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.4% | — |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 145 Sierra Leone 16.4% compare
- 146 Kiribati 15.2% compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 15.2% compare
- 149 Liberia 14.7% compare
- 150 Belize 14.5% compare
- 151 Madagascar 14.5% compare
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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Papua New Guinea was 14.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release