School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.0975 years in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1972–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea is 0.0975 years, measured in 1999.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1761 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0756 years, in 1985.
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1212 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.1242 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0898 years | -27.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0769 years | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0932 years | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0756 years | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.093 years | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1609 years | +73.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1761 years | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1001 years | -43.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0975 years | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1227 years | 0.1212 years | 0.1242 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0857 years | 0.0756 years | 0.0932 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1336 years | 0.0975 years | 0.1761 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 192 Central African Republic 0.1493 years compare
- 193 Somalia 0.1205 years compare
- 194 Sierra Leone 0.0994 years compare
- 196 Haiti 0.0526 years compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 0.0975 years in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1761 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 years in 1985.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release