School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.39 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea stood at 10.39 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.39 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.77 years, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.77 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.26 years | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 4.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.44 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.32 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.42 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 4.41 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.39 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.5 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.76 years | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.97 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 4.93 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.72 years | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 9.35 years | +63.4% |
| 2016 | 10.39 years | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.23 years | 3.77 years | 4.44 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.47 years | 4.42 years | 4.54 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.81 years | 4.39 years | 5.72 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.87 years | 9.35 years | 10.39 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 143 San Marino 10.49 years compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 10.44 years compare
- 145 Armenia 10.41 years compare
- 147 Bangladesh 10.33 years compare
- 148 Kenya 10.28 years compare
- 149 Congo 10.27 years compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Papua New Guinea was 10.39 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 years in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th 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, male (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.