School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.96 years in 2016. β—† Volatile

Latest (2016)
2.96 years
World rank
173rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.96 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.3885 years
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2016

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016

01231970199320161970: 0.389 years1971: 0.41 years1972: 0.471 years1973: 0.506 years1974: 0.526 years1975: 0.592 years1976: 0.602 years1977: 0.591 years1978: 0.573 years1979: 0.586 years1981: 0.61 years1982: 0.607 years1984: 0.634 years1986: 0.625 years1987: 0.661 years1988: 0.664 years1989: 0.659 years1990: 0.628 years1991: 0.638 years1992: 0.632 years1993: 0.688 years1994: 0.72 years1995: 0.666 years1998: 1.1 years2012: 2.3 years2016: 3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea is 2.96 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.96 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3885 years, in 1970.

Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5246 years 0.3885 years 0.6019 years 10
1980s 0.6373 years 0.6065 years 0.6642 years 7
1990s 0.7188 years 0.6279 years 1.06 years 7
2010s 2.64 years 2.32 years 2.96 years 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 170 Angola 3.04 years compare
  2. 171 Gambia 3.01 years compare
  3. 172 Sierra Leone 2.96 years compare
  4. 174 Tuvalu 2.92 years compare
  5. 175 Burundi 2.88 years compare
  6. 176 Guinea 2.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places β†’

More reference data data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 2.96 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3885 years in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
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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.