Preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Preprimary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1999.
That places Papua New Guinea 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 years | — |
| 2000 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 years | 1 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- 88 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
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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 preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea?
- Preprimary education, duration in Papua New Guinea was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.