Primary school enrolment (gross) in Papua New Guinea
Gross primary school enrolment in Papua New Guinea was 121.1% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Papua New Guinea, 2023
121.1%
Change from 2022
+10.0percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Position in 2023
9th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Papua New Guinea over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 121.1% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 111.1% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 101.9% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 102.1% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 105.3% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 110.1% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | – | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 104.5% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | – | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 101.8% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | – | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 100.9% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | – | 102.4% |
| 2010 | – | 102.5% |
| 2009 | – | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | – | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +10.0 percentage points from 111.1% in 2022.
- Since 2006, when it was 55.6%, the figure has changed by +65.5 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Papua New Guinea has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
1.9%
1999 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
87.0%
2022 · 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