Start of the academic school year in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Start of the academic school year was 2,025 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2,025
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,025
in 2025
All-time low
1,970
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Start of the academic school year in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2,025 for start of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,025 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,970, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Start of the academic school year in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,970 | — |
| 1971 | 1,971 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,972 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,973 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,974 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,975 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,976 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,977 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,978 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,979 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,980 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,981 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,982 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,983 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,984 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,985 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,986 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,987 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,988 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,989 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,990 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,991 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,992 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,993 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,994 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,995 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,996 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,997 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,998 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,999 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,000 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,001 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,002 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,003 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,004 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,005 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,006 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,007 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,008 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,009 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,011 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,012 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,013 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,014 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,015 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,016 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,017 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,018 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,019 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,020 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,021 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,022 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,023 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,024 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,025 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 | 1,970 | 1,979 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 | 1,980 | 1,989 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 | 1,990 | 1,999 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 | 2,000 | 2,009 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 2,010 | 2,019 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 2,020 | 2,025 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 1 Afghanistan 2,025 compare
- 1 Angola 2,025 compare
- 1 Argentina 2,025 compare
- 1 Australia 2,025 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 2,025 compare
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,025 compare
- 1 Brazil 2,025 compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 2,025 compare
- 1 Bhutan 2,025 compare
- 1 Botswana 2,025 compare
- 1 Chile 2,025 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 2,025 compare
- 1 Colombia 2,025 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 2,025 compare
- 1 Fiji 2,025 compare
- 1 Guatemala 2,025 compare
- 1 Honduras 2,025 compare
- 1 Kenya 2,025 compare
- 1 Kiribati 2,025 compare
- 1 Korea 2,025 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 2,025 compare
- 1 Lesotho 2,025 compare
- 1 Maldives 2,025 compare
- 1 Mozambique 2,025 compare
- 1 Mauritius 2,025 compare
- 1 Malawi 2,025 compare
- 1 Malaysia 2,025 compare
- 1 Namibia 2,025 compare
- 1 Nicaragua 2,025 compare
- 1 Niue 2,025 compare
- 1 Naoero 2,025 compare
- 1 New Zealand 2,025 compare
- 1 Panama 2,025 compare
- 1 Peru 2,025 compare
- 1 Palau 2,025 compare
- 1 Paraguay 2,025 compare
- 1 Rwanda 2,025 compare
- 1 Singapore 2,025 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 2,025 compare
- 1 El Salvador 2,025 compare
- 1 South Sudan 2,025 compare
- 1 Eswatini 2,025 compare
- 1 Seychelles 2,025 compare
- 1 Tokelau 2,025 compare
- 1 Tonga 2,025 compare
- 1 Tuvalu 2,025 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,025 compare
- 1 Uganda 2,025 compare
- 1 Uruguay 2,025 compare
- 1 Vanuatu 2,025 compare
- 1 Samoa 2,025 compare
- 1 South Africa 2,025 compare
- 1 Zambia 2,025 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 2,025 compare
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 start of the academic school year in Papua New Guinea?
- Start of the academic school year in Papua New Guinea was 2,025 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,025 in 2025.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,970 in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for start of the academic school year?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release