School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.85 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Papua New Guinea is 1.85 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 years, in 1975.
Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0005 years | — |
| 1976 | 0.0008 years | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 0.002 years | +172.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 years | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 years | +45.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 years | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 years | +221.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0112 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0106 years | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 years | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.01 years | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 years | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.006 years | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 years | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 years | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0117 years | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0193 years | +65.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3575 years | +1748.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6158 years | +72.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9805 years | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 1.71 years | +74.1% |
| 2018 | 1.77 years | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.71 years | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.57 years | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.63 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.85 years | +13.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.85 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 years, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.85 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 years, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1748.3% | 0.0193 years | 0.3575 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 years | 0.0005 years | 0.0022 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0084 years | 0.0032 years | 0.0114 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0601 years | 0.006 years | 0.3575 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7982 years | 0.6158 years | 0.9805 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.73 years | 1.71 years | 1.77 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.66 years | 1.57 years | 1.85 years | 4 |
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Papua New Guinea was 1.85 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 years in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release