Education in Papua New Guinea 86 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Population ages 0-14 33.1% 2025 down 8.4% 56th Population ages 15-64 63.3% 2025 up 3.8% 132nd School enrollment, primary 121.1% 2023 up 20.1% 10th Primary education, teachers 40,888 2023 up 13.9% 94th School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% 2023 up 22.4% 12th School enrollment, primary, male 123.1% 2023 up 18.1% 12th Labor force, female 47.7% 2025 up 0.5% 47th Labor force, total 3.75 million 2025 up 34.9% 98th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9329 GPI 2018 up 5.4% 178th School enrollment, secondary 52.1% 2023 up 40.6% 167th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.8 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 54th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 4.3 per 1,000 2024 down 24.6% 36th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 3.3 per 1,000 2024 down 19.5% 42nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 6.2 per 1,000 2024 down 15.1% 41st Secondary education, teachers 14,791 2016 — 130th School enrollment, secondary, female 48.2% 2023 up 47.4% 170th School enrollment, secondary, male 55.6% 2023 up 35.9% 163rd School enrollment, tertiary 1.9% 1999 up 4.8% 191st School enrollment, primary, private 1.2% 2018 — 189th School enrollment, preprimary 45.8% 2018 down 52.1% 128th School enrollment, tertiary, female 1.4% 1999 up 42.6% 185th School enrollment, tertiary, male 2.5% 1999 down 5.5% 185th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.7992 GPI 2018 up 6.5% 183rd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.5725 GPI 1999 up 50.9% 176th Secondary education, teachers, female 5,631 2016 — 132nd Primary completion rate, female 81.2% 2023 up 21.2% 144th Primary completion rate, male 84.1% 2023 up 12.6% 130th Government expenditure on education, total 0.8% 2023 down 51.9% 193rd Secondary education, general pupils 463,600 2016 — 97th Lower secondary completion rate, total 41.9% 2023 down 29.2% 166th School enrollment, preprimary, female 45.4% 2018 down 51.7% 127th School enrollment, preprimary, male 46.2% 2018 down 52.5% 126th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 56.2% 1997 down 4.4% 162nd Government expenditure on education, total 3.5% 2023 down 51.1% 191st Secondary education, general pupils 41.6% 2016 — 195th Lower secondary completion rate, female 37.7% 2023 down 33.1% 168th Lower secondary completion rate, male 45.7% 2023 down 26.0% 159th Children out of school 4.0% 2021 down 86.8% 95th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 1.65 million 2023 up 46.2% 72nd Secondary education, pupils 655,030 2023 up 73.1% 98th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 57.6% 1997 down 3.0% 146th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 54.5% 1997 down 6.0% 148th Secondary education, vocational pupils 43,678 2016 — 90th Number of infant deaths, female 3,494 2024 down 22.1% 57th Number of infant deaths, male 4,475 2024 down 20.6% 57th Number of under-five deaths, female 4,427 2024 down 23.2% 55th Number of under-five deaths, male 5,610 2024 down 21.3% 56th Children out of school, female 4.0% 2020 down 87.8% 107th Children out of school, male 2.4% 2020 down 91.4% 127th Secondary education, vocational pupils 30.8% 2016 — 160th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 127.8% 2016 up 320.7% 20th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.6% 2025 up 2.6% 162nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.0% 2025 down 9.4% 137th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.1% 2025 up 30.0% 170th Primary education, teachers 49.3% 2023 down 0.1% 172nd Repeaters, primary, total 8.9% 2016 — 34th Page 1 of 2 Next →