Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
83.7%
in 1998
Years of data
8
1998–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 1998.
That places Papua New Guinea 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.7% | — |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 95.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Papua New Guinea was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release