Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 17 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1977
All-time low
15 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 17 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17 years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 15 years, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 years | — |
| 1971 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17 years | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 15 years | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2 years | 15 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4 years | 15 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 1 Tokelau 16 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 18 years compare
- 2 Anguilla 15 years compare
- 2 Cook Islands 15 years compare
- 2 Ethiopia 17 years compare
- 2 Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Lithuania 17 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 15 years compare
- 2 Namibia 17 years compare
- 2 Niger 17 years compare
- 2 Niue 15 years compare
- 2 Uganda 17 years 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 official entrance age to upper secondary education in Papua New Guinea?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Papua New Guinea was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1977.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 years in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release