Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea is 4.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea peaked at 28.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.0% | — |
| 1971 | 25.5% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 25.8% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 25.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 24.6% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 28.1% | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -77.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +249.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 19.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 13.9% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 11.8% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 1.8% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 3 |
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 vocational in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea was 4.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release