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 1.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2018
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 1.8%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea peaked at 25.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.
That places Papua New Guinea 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.1% | — |
| 1974 | 20.8% | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -27.2% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +33.8% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -64.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 18.2% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.3% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.0% | 13.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 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 vocational in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea was 1.8% in 2018, 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 25.1% in 1970.
- 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 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 64.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release