Education in Papua New Guinea 1,138 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 5,462 2023 down 27.3% 55th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2013 — 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 37.6% 2025 up 112.4% 23rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 39.5% 2025 up 92.7% 24th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 35.9% 2025 up 137.7% 27th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 61.9% 2025 up 64.6% 22nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 65.0% 2025 up 48.4% 18th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 59.0% 2025 up 84.4% 23rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 15.2% 2025 down 20.0% 49th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 14.6% 2025 down 25.1% 48th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 15.8% 2025 down 15.1% 46th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.09 modelled data 2025 down 14.0% 39th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 73,908 2023 down 45.5% 128th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.8% 2023 down 51.9% 193rd Primary education, pupils 46.2% 2016 up 4.1% 192nd Inequality in education 0.3212 2023 down 9.9% 41st Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1999 — 160th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 31,373 2023 down 40.8% 133rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.09 modelled data 2025 down 13.6% 49th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 144th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 10.5% 1999 — 6th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 42,535 2023 down 48.5% 126th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 174th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,923 2023 — 60th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9241 modelled data 2025 down 11.7% 111th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2005 — 161st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2005 — 162nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2010 — 180th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 68.4% 2023 down 1.5% 159th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 — 169th Persistence to grade 5, female 64.0% 1997 down 3.3% 133rd Persistence to grade 5, male 66.2% 1997 down 0.9% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 100.9% 2023 up 8.0% 78th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 63.5% 2023 up 0.2% 163rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 72.9% 2023 down 2.7% 154th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.871 GPIA 2023 up 3.0% 183rd Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.4% 1999 — 135th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 1999 — 175th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 12.3% 1999 — 67th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.2 years 2023 up 32.8% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.8% 2023 up 9.7% 109th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9424 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% 176th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.8% 2023 up 6.7% 54th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 3,919 2023 down 15.5% 46th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 4,945 2023 down 23.3% 47th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 94.8% 2023 up 5.1% 173rd School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 973,751 2025 up 12.1% 76th School age population, early childhood education, female 470,417 2025 up 12.8% 76th School age population, early childhood education, male 503,334 2025 up 11.4% 75th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 18.1% 2023 down 10.3% 184th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,624 2023 — 55th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 25,182 2023 — 59th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.54 years 2023 up 31.6% 20th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.91 years 2023 up 35.5% 41st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9409 GPIA 2023 up 2.9% 176th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 5.4% 2022 — 50th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 8.6% 2016 — 97th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 16.2% 2023 down 3.2% 185th ← Previous Page 7 of 19 Next →