Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1 GPIA
World rank
147th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
19
1970–2018
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea stood at 1 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Papua New Guinea 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.14 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
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- 144 Myanmar 1 GPIA compare
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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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea was 1 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release