Education in Papua New Guinea 1,143 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 39.2% 2023 down 28.6% 7th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 39.4% 2023 down 28.1% 8th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 33,690 number 2016 — 39th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 137th Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 434,899 2023 up 21.4% 57th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 518,039 2023 up 12.4% 39th Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.986 GPIA 2023 down 1.5% 29th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 46.6% 2023 down 24.4% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 41.2% 2023 up 3.9% 25th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 47.3% 2023 down 23.3% 18th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9543 GPIA 2023 up 14.1% 153rd Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 39.0% 2023 down 15.4% 155th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 37.2% 2023 down 3.5% 156th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 81,834 2023 up 19.4% 43rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 8.4% 47th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 16,511 number 2016 — 48th School enrolment 15.97 2023 down 7.0% 159th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 15,930 number 2016 — 47th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.7% 2023 up 8.6% 42nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 17,985 number 2016 — 44th Enrolment in early childhood education, female 208,353 2023 up 21.3% 56th Enrolment in early childhood education, male 226,545 2023 up 21.6% 54th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 16.0% 2023 down 7.0% 146th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.3 2016 — 7th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 16.0% 2023 down 8.1% 143rd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 16.0% 2023 down 6.0% 143rd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 0.9985 GPIA 2023 down 2.2% 105th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 39,374 2023 up 21.3% 40th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 42,459 2023 up 17.7% 42nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9682 GPIA 1997 down 2.4% 162nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 71.6% 1997 down 1.3% 155th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 73.9% 1997 up 1.1% 149th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.6% 2023 up 9.6% 38th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.7% 2023 up 7.7% 44th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 254,589 2023 up 9.1% 38th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 263,450 2023 up 15.8% 40th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 42.6% 2023 up 0.3% 23rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 39.9% 2023 up 7.5% 25th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.06 GPIA 2023 down 5.6% 33rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 16,200 number 2016 — 37th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 65.2% 1997 down 2.0% 149th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 7,686 number 2016 — 45th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 7,269 number 2016 — 45th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 7,988 number 2016 — 41st International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.2% 2018 down 84.6% 65th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 4.7% 2022 — 47th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 4.2% 2022 — 42nd Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 139th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 135th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9978 GPIA 2023 up 1.7% 59th Adolescents out of school, female 33.0% 2023 down 1.4% 25th Adolescents out of school, male 29.7% 2023 up 2.1% 30th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2019 up 300.0% 85th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 down 50.0% 36th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 16,555 number 2016 — 39th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 67.0% 2023 up 0.7% 138th ← Previous Page 11 of 20 Next →