Primary school completion rate in Papua New Guinea
The primary completion rate in Papua New Guinea was 82.7% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1987.
Papua New Guinea, 2023
82.7%
Change from 2021
+1.7percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
109th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Papua New Guinea over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | – | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 81.0% in 2021, a change of +1.7 percentage points.
- Since 1996, when it was 53.5%, the figure has changed by +29.3 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Papua New Guinea has the 109th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Primary school enrolment (gross)
121.1%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
52.1%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
27.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
67.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
20.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS