School enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School enrollment, tertiary was 1.9% in 1999. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea, 1972–1999
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 1999, school enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1985.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.4% | — |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -27.7% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +73.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -43.2% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Papua New Guinea was 1.9% in 1999, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1985.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 192 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.