Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9241 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9241 modelled data
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
114th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.34 modelled data
in 2009
All-time low
0.9241 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9241 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.34 modelled data in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9241 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 114th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9342 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9421 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9661 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.09 modelled data | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.17 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.33 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.34 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.25 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.17 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.11 modelled data | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9825 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9809 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9632 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9425 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9241 modelled data | -2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9241 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9241 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 modelled data | 0.9342 modelled data | 1.34 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9696 modelled data | 0.9241 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Papua New Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Papua New Guinea was 0.9241 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 modelled data in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9241 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 114th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release