Education in Papua New Guinea 1,319 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 2016 — 130th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 2023 down 32.3% 51st Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 2023 up 21.6% 58th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 2023 up 21.3% 61st Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 2023 up 73.1% 98th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million 2023 up 42.3% 72nd Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year 2023 — 7th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.0% 48th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person 2023 up 13.7% 28th Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million 2023 up 42.3% 72nd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year 2023 — 7th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.0% 48th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1593 units per person 2023 up 13.7% 28th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 2023 up 46.8% 72nd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year 2023 — 6th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.075 units per person 2023 up 17.7% 31st Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 875,944 2023 up 38.5% 70th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year 2023 — 6th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0843 units per person 2023 up 10.4% 24th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 2023 up 73.1% 98th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year 2021 — 52nd Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 2023 up 13.9% 94th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year 2001 down 474.4% 204th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 287,654 2023 up 83.4% 100th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year 2021 — 7th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 367,376 2023 up 65.9% 94th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year 2021 — 210th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,899 2023 up 21.4% 60th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.7 % change on previous year 2023 — 25th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,943 1999 up 55.4% 160th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.852 % change on previous year 1999 down 96.8% 113th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,178 2023 up 13.7% 106th Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,710 2023 up 14.1% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,498 1999 up 123.5% 164th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1427 % change on previous year 1999 down 100.4% 128th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,445 1999 up 33.4% 150th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.4 % change on previous year 1999 down 94.2% 93rd Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 168th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 116th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 0.5% 63rd Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 2023 up 13.9% 94th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 1st Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 63.3% 2025 up 3.8% 135th Population ages 0-14 33.1% 2025 down 8.4% 56th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.063 units per person 2023 up 34.7% 163rd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 4.6% 48th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.0% 47th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 44,522 2023 down 33.2% 52nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 36,393 2023 down 31.2% 49th Page 1 of 22 Next →