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Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea Education

Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Papua New Guinea, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
53/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)

Data Explorer

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
47.5228052499542
2024 · World Bank
Preprimary education, duration (years)
4
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
3660451
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
2.741
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
7
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
6
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
2.236
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
3.199
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
13
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
63.0558791108761
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, duration (years)
6
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
33.4795064322546
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)
48.1780291095574
2023 · World Bank
Primary education, teachers
40888.13
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)
55.6326652041895
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
123.086311119171
2023 · World Bank
Secondary education, pupils
655030.091991726
2023 · World Bank
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
45.6791933951646
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)
118.921804739182
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
29.7235721375757
2023 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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