Primary completion rate, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary completion rate, male was 84.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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 84.1% for primary completion rate, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 84.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1991.
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 52.3% | — |
| 1988 | 55.7% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 54.9% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 57.4% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.3% | 52.3% | 55.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 50.9% | 57.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.5% | 56.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.7% | 77.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 76.5% | 84.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 127 Guatemala 85.3% compare
- 128 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.0% compare
- 129 Liechtenstein 84.3% compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 84.1% compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 84.0% compare
- 133 Zambia 83.9% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary completion rate, male in Papua New Guinea was 84.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, male (% 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.