Primary completion rate, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary completion rate, female was 81.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Papua New Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 81.2% for primary completion rate, female in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 86.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1992.
That places Papua New Guinea 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 47.5% | — |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 47.1% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 51.4% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.6% | 47.5% | 51.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 46.5% | 51.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.1% | 52.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 67.0% | 70.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 81.2% | 86.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 141 Uzbekistan 83.1% compare
- 142 Nicaragua 82.9% compare
- 143 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.6% compare
- 145 Romania 81.0% compare
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 80.8% compare
- 147 Suriname 80.3% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary completion rate, female in Papua New Guinea was 81.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1992.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.