Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Papua New Guinea

Primary school enrollment in Papua New Guinea in 2016 — 73.7%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 138. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 16.1 pp.

2016 73.7% +16.1 pp vs 1989
World rank 127of 138
Period maximum 73.7%2016
Period minimum 57.5%1989

Trend over time

1989–2016 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Papua New Guinea, 1989–2016556065707519891992199519982001200420072010201320161989: 57.5%2016: 73.7%
Change over the period: +16.1 pp Annual average: 0.6 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 73.7%
World 89.4%
Melanesia computed 75.6%
Primary school enrollment — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 73.7
1989 57.5

Melanesia, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.