Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population with no formal education with projections was 1.4% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2100
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.4% for share of the population with no formal education with projections in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with no formal education with projections in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2100.
That places Papua New Guinea 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.9% | — |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -19.5% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -9.2% |
| 2030 | 6.6% | -9.1% |
| 2035 | 6.0% | -9.0% |
| 2040 | 5.4% | -9.4% |
| 2045 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 2050 | 4.4% | -10.0% |
| 2055 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| 2060 | 3.5% | -10.1% |
| 2065 | 3.2% | -10.2% |
| 2070 | 2.9% | -10.5% |
| 2075 | 2.6% | -10.6% |
| 2080 | 2.3% | -10.8% |
| 2085 | 2.0% | -10.8% |
| 2090 | 1.8% | -11.0% |
| 2095 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2100 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2030s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2040s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2050s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2060s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2070s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2080s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2090s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2100s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 34 Morocco 1.6% compare
- 35 Timor-Leste 1.5% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.5% compare
- 38 Nicaragua 1.4% compare
- 39 Cambodia 1.4% compare
- 40 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with no formal education with projections in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Papua New Guinea was 1.4% in 2100, according to Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2100.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of the population with no formal education with projections rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.