School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 5.36 years in 1998. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1972–1998
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea is 5.36 years, measured in 1998. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.36 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.21 years, in 1972.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3.21 years | — |
| 1973 | 3.36 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 4.01 years | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 4.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.7 years | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 5.36 years | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.28 years | 3.21 years | 3.36 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.02 years | 4.01 years | 4.04 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.03 years | 4.7 years | 5.36 years | 2 |
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, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 5.36 years in 1998, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 years in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 1998.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.