Lower secondary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 41.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 41.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 59.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.9% | — |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +112.0% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -40.4% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 35.3% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 35.6% | 41.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 287,654 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 367,376 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea was 41.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.