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 8.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Papua New Guinea is 8.6%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 11.1% over five 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, 7.8%, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 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% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +11.1% |
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 | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 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 8.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- 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 7.8% in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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