Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 79.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea stood at 79.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 79.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.3% | — |
| 1971 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 27.4% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 28.8% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 36.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +60.1% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 26.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 32.7% | 36.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.1% | 45.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 72.3% | 79.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 79.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.