What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 1.78 years in 2016.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 years in 1975.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?

Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.

Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea

Name: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.78 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)

1.78 years

World rank

90th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.78 years

in 2016

All-time low

0.0005 years

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2016

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 1.78 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.78 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 years, in 1975.

Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0014 years	0.0005 years	0.0022 years	4
1980s	0.0073 years	0.003 years	0.0098 years	7
1990s	0.0555 years	0.0051 years	0.3316 years	7
2000s	0.7691 years	0.5805 years	0.9578 years	2
2010s	1.78 years	1.78 years	1.78 years	1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

87 Qatar 1.82 years compare
88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.81 years compare
89 Cayman Islands 1.78 years compare
91 Gambia 1.76 years compare
92 Nepal 1.75 years compare
93 Georgia 1.73 years compare

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More reference data data for Papua New Guinea

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0006 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 74.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 181.42 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 1.78 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 1.78 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 years in 1975.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?: Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.