Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 82.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea stood at 82.7%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 82.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1991.
That places Papua New Guinea 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 50.1% | — |
| 1988 | 53.2% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 82.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 82.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +30.4% | 54.5% | 71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.1% | 50.1% | 53.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 49.2% | 54.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.0% | 54.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.1% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.0% | 82.7% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 82.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release