Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 57.6% in 1997. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1986–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 57.6% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in 1997.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 63.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1989.
That places Papua New Guinea 145th out of 164 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 61.9% | — |
| 1987 | 59.4% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 57.6% | +10.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 57.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.9%, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 57.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.4%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.5% | 47.2% | 61.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 52.0% | 63.5% | 6 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 57.6% in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1989.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 145th out of 164 countries with data for 1997.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release