School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.8 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 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, female in Papua New Guinea is 8.8 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.8 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.15 years, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.15 years | — |
| 1974 | 2.4 years | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 2.54 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 2.61 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.4 years | +29.2% |
| 1986 | 3.47 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.56 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.68 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.96 years | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 4.13 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.78 years | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 7.93 years | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 years | 2.15 years | 2.63 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.5 years | 3.4 years | 3.61 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.98 years | 3.56 years | 4.78 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.36 years | 7.93 years | 8.8 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 166 Burkina Faso 8.88 years compare
- 167 Iraq 8.83 years compare
- 168 Jordan 8.82 years compare
- 170 Senegal 8.72 years compare
- 171 Marshall Islands 8.71 years compare
- 172 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.61 years compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 287,654 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 367,376 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Papua New Guinea was 8.8 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 years in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 169th out of 193 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.