Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 73.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 73.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 73.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.0% | — |
| 1974 | 21.3% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 41.0% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +61.5% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 19.0% | 23.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 30.3% | 32.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 31.4% | 41.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 66.3% | 73.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 163 Iraq 74.8% compare
- 164 Tuvalu 74.7% compare
- 165 Jordan 73.9% compare
- 167 Tanzania, United Republic of 72.9% compare
- 168 Côte d'Ivoire 72.5% compare
- 169 Mauritania 72.3% compare
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, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea was 73.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 193 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.