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 98.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 98.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Papua New Guinea peaked at 98.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1975.
Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.3% | — |
| 1974 | 73.8% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 68.7% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 74.6% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 83.4% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 68.7% | 74.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 80.8% | 84.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 81.8% | 85.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 90.3% | 98.2% | 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 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 98.2% 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 98.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 217 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 up 8.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release