School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.62 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea is 9.62 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.62 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.98 years, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.98 years | — |
| 1971 | 3 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.11 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 3.26 years | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 3.35 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 3.46 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.55 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.5 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.6 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 3.69 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.92 years | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 3.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.37 years | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 4.56 years | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 4.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.26 years | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 8.66 years | +64.5% |
| 2016 | 9.62 years | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.33 years | 2.98 years | 3.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 years | 3.69 years | 4.09 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.41 years | 4 years | 5.26 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.14 years | 8.66 years | 9.62 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 157 Myanmar 9.7 years compare
- 158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.63 years compare
- 159 Mozambique 9.62 years compare
- 161 Republic of Moldova 9.59 years compare
- 162 Afghanistan 9.58 years compare
- 163 Tuvalu 9.52 years compare
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, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 9.62 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.62 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 years in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.