School completion, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.7021 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea is 0.7021 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.75 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5939 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.9502 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.5939 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.951 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.7156 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 % change on previous year | 0.7021 % change on previous year | 0.8681 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 48 Iraq 0.7502 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Djibouti 0.7211 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Congo 0.719 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6985 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Namibia 0.6534 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Honduras 0.6065 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 121.09 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was 0.7021 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5939 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.