Primary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary completion rate, total was 82.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 82.7% for primary completion rate, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 82.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1991.
That places Papua New Guinea 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 50.1% | — |
| 1988 | 53.2% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.1% | 50.1% | 53.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 49.2% | 54.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.0% | 54.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.1% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.0% | 82.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More aid effectiveness data for Papua New Guinea
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 233,697 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 18,543 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 200,971 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 55.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 17,505 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 329,401 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.11 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 557,000 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 44.34 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary completion rate, total in Papua New Guinea was 82.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.