Education in Papua New Guinea 1,138 indicators covering education for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8189 GPI 2023 up 13.4% 177th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 19.8% 2023 down 14.7% 183rd Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 37.4% 1998 up 17.0% 188th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 up 4.3% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9,943 number 1999 up 55.4% 158th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 5.2% 2023 down 47.1% 25th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 96.0% 2021 up 37.6% 106th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 1,455 number 2018 up 53.2% 169th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6.1% 2022 — 51st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 3,481 2023 — 58th Children out of school, primary 53,289 2021 down 84.3% 70th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 53,289 2021 down 84.3% 70th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 4,442 2023 — 61st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.0% 2021 down 86.8% 96th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 10,770 2023 — 54th Enrolment in secondary education, female 206,319 number 2016 — 112th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,149 2023 down 0.3% 39th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 3.5% 2023 down 51.1% 191st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 14,412 2023 — 58th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 1997 — 153rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 1997 — 155th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 4,335 2023 — 57th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 3,289 2023 — 49th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 6.0% 2022 — 41st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 5.6% 2022 — 48th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 5.1% 2022 — 42nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 158 2023 up 53.4% 191st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 — 161st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 26 2023 up 550.0% 166th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,499 2023 up 11.1% 172nd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2019 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1999 — 169th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 17.1% 39th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 105th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 4.8% 2022 — 56th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 162nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 438.0% 193rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 27.6% 204th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.2% 2023 down 7.6% 199th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 7 2023 up 600.0% 116th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.52 2016 down 1.9% 32nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 1997 — 149th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 1997 — 149th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 5.9% 2022 — 43rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 6.4% 2022 — 52nd Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 24,839 2020 down 85.6% 74th Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 16,604 2020 down 90.1% 85th Population, age 0, female 87,000 2015 up 0.5% 86th Population, age 0, total 180,112 2015 up 0.5% 86th Population, age 1, female 85,379 2015 down 2.3% 86th Population, age 1, total 176,662 2015 down 2.2% 86th Population, age 2, female 84,252 2015 down 3.8% 86th Population, age 2, total 174,236 2015 down 3.7% 86th Population, age 3, female 83,551 2015 down 4.2% 86th Population, age 3, total 172,694 2015 down 4.1% 86th Population, age 4, female 83,210 2015 down 3.7% 88th Population, age 4, total 171,896 2015 down 3.6% 87th ← Previous Page 8 of 19 Next →