Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.2% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 200th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 197 Guatemala 0.2% compare
- 198 Niger 0.2% compare
- 199 South Sudan 0.2% compare
- 201 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% compare
- 202 Mozambique 0.1% compare
- 203 Malawi 0.1% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Papua New Guinea?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Papua New Guinea was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release