Education in Papua New Guinea 1,143 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Children out of school, primary, male 16,604 2020 down 90.1% 85th Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9841 GPIA 2020 up 4.5% 138th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 84.7% 171st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 79.9% 167th Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 96.0% 2020 up 42.1% 70th Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 97.6% 2020 up 36.0% 51st Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 1997 — 160th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 16.0% 2023 down 7.0% 159th Girls and boys who are out of primary secondary school 24,839 2020 down 85.6% 74th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.39 GPIA 2020 up 23.2% 24th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 1997 — 160th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 72.9% 1997 up 0.0% 167th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 132nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 71.6% 1997 down 1.3% 149th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9682 GPI 1997 down 2.4% 153rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 73.9% 1997 up 1.1% 146th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 16.0% 2023 down 8.1% 157th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 16.0% 2023 down 6.0% 157th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9985 GPIA 2023 down 2.2% 118th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 8,289 2023 down 14.6% 40th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 5.1% 2022 — 51st Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 4.6% 2022 — 44th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 1999 — 148th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 1999 — 148th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 1,290 2018 up 65.4% 55th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 31.3% 2023 up 0.4% 26th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 157 2018 up 726.3% 91st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 265,649 2023 up 8.4% 33rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 — 171st Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 252,390 2023 up 16.9% 49th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 61.9% 2023 up 7.6% 21st Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 65.3% 2023 down 4.0% 130th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2010 — 174th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 3.5% 2023 down 51.1% 164th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 169th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 65.3% 2023 down 3.7% 121st Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.8% 101st Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1999 — 141st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 52,527 number 2016 — 42nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 62.8% 2023 up 2.2% 22nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 61.0% 2023 up 13.2% 23rd Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 121,416 2023 up 11.2% 47th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 65.4% 2023 down 4.4% 127th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 130,974 2023 up 22.8% 50th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2018 up 29.6% 60th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2012 — 148th Adolescents out of school 31.3% 2023 up 0.4% 27th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 548.9% 124th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 4.5% 2022 — 49th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 68.7% 2023 down 0.2% 154th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 33.0% 2023 down 1.4% 24th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 133,173 2023 up 7.2% 33rd Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 39.3% 2023 down 28.3% 7th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 29.7% 2023 up 2.1% 29th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 132,476 2023 up 9.6% 33rd Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 47.0% 2023 down 23.8% 15th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 3,707 2023 down 8.2% 38th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 4,582 2023 down 19.2% 40th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 38.1% 2023 down 10.3% 160th Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.9952 GPIA 2023 down 0.7% 25th ← Previous Page 10 of 20 Next →