Official entrance age to early childhood education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 204 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 2012
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Papua New Guinea, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2012.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6 years | — |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 years, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 years | 3 years | 6 years | 10 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Papua New Guinea?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Papua New Guinea was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.