Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9978 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9978 GPIA
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
61st
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.998 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8997 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Papua New Guinea, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.9978 GPIA.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.9807 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9753 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8997 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9978 GPIA | +10.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9978 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9665 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9978 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.979 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9576 GPIA | 0.8997 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 3 |
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 one year before the official primary in Papua New Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Papua New Guinea was 0.9978 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.998 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8997 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release