Duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Duration of pre primary education was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2 | — |
| 1971 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 1 Anguilla 2 compare
- 1 Bulgaria 4 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 2 compare
- 1 Croatia 4 compare
- 1 Estonia 4 compare
- 1 Finland 4 compare
- 1 French Guiana 4 compare
- 1 Gambia 4 compare
- 1 Georgia 4 compare
- 1 Guadeloupe 4 compare
- 1 Hungary 4 compare
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 1 Latvia 4 compare
- 1 Lithuania 4 compare
- 1 Martinique 4 compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 4 compare
- 1 Mongolia 4 compare
- 1 Montserrat 2 compare
- 1 Poland 4 compare
- 1 Réunion 4 compare
- 1 Russian Federation 4 compare
- 1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4 compare
- 1 Serbia 4 compare
- 1 South Africa 4 compare
- 1 Sweden 4 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 4 compare
- 1 Tokelau 2 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 4 compare
- 1 Zambia 4 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)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea?
- Duration of pre primary education in Papua New Guinea was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre primary education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest duration of pre primary education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for duration of pre primary education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre primary education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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