Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 70.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
70.3%
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
132nd
of 161 countries
All-time high
70.9%
in 2018
All-time low
58.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 70.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 70.9% | — |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.7% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 58.5% | 70.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Papua New Guinea was 70.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release