Education in Papua New Guinea 683 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average years of schooling among adults 4.96 years 2023 up 11.1% 169th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 4.96 years 2023 up 11.1% 169th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 4.96 years 2023 up 11.1% 169th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.7% 2018 — 194th Average years of schooling, males vs. females 5.66 years 2023 up 5.8% 172nd Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 12.1 years 2023 up 30.7% 131st 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 79.5% 2016 — 165th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 9.62 years 2016 — 160th 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 School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.0889 years 1999 up 8.5% 181st 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 358,198 number 2016 up 101.6% 63rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 1.65 million 2023 up 46.2% 72nd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Share of children in primary school age who are in school 96.0% 2021 up 37.6% 109th Secondary education, pupils 655,030 2023 up 73.1% 98th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 4.0% 2021 down 86.8% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 85.4% 2016 — 145th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 73.2% 2016 — 166th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.39 years 2016 — 146th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.847 GPI 2016 — 183rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.8 years 2016 — 169th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 54.5% 1997 down 6.0% 148th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 57.6% 1997 down 3.0% 146th Secondary education, vocational pupils 43,678 2016 — 90th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 96.0% 2020 up 42.1% 77th Number of under-five deaths, male 5,610 2024 down 21.3% 56th Number of under-five deaths, female 4,427 2024 down 23.2% 55th Number of infant deaths, male 4,475 2024 down 20.6% 57th Number of infant deaths, female 3,494 2024 down 22.1% 57th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.1125 years 1999 down 7.2% 175th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.5701 GPI 1999 up 68.8% 163rd School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.0641 years 1999 up 56.7% 174th Teachers in primary education, female 17,740 number 2016 up 216.3% 107th Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9841 index 2020 up 4.5% 138th Children out of school, female 4.0% 2020 down 87.8% 107th Children out of school, male 2.4% 2020 down 91.4% 127th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 171,835 number 2016 up 103.4% 64th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 0.7% 2016 — 183rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 30.8% 2016 — 160th Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 10.0% 2016 — 95th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 5.36 years 1998 up 32.6% 183rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 127.8% 2016 up 320.7% 20th Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), f 1.8% 2018 down 64.9% 155th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.1% 2025 up 30.0% 170th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.0% 2025 down 9.4% 137th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.6% 2025 up 2.6% 162nd Primary education, teachers 49.3% 2023 down 0.1% 172nd ← Previous Page 2 of 12 Next →