School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 204,798 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea is 204,798, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea peaked at 204,798 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 161,878, in 2012.
That places Papua New Guinea 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 161,878 | — |
| 2013 | 166,169 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 169,529 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 172,399 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 176,051 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 179,647 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 183,323 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 187,343 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 190,242 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 193,743 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 197,374 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 200,207 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 202,173 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 204,798 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 174,542 | 161,878 | 187,343 | 8 |
| 2020s | 198,090 | 190,242 | 204,798 | 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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Papua New Guinea was 204,798 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 204,798 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,878 in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release