Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 85.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea is 85.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 85.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 145th 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, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.3% | — |
| 1974 | 37.5% | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.2% | 33.3% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 39.1% | 40.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.5% | 49.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.9% | 85.4% | 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, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea was 85.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 145th 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.