School life expectancy, secondary, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.43 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
3.43 years
World rank
160th
of 195 countries
All-time high
3.43 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.5601 years
in 1970
Years of data
19
1970–2016

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

1231970199320161970: 0.56 years1974: 0.717 years1975: 0.83 years1976: 0.845 years1977: 0.83 years1984: 0.803 years1986: 0.787 years1987: 0.845 years1988: 0.843 years1989: 0.823 years1990: 0.759 years1991: 0.764 years1992: 0.757 years1993: 0.817 years1994: 0.851 years1995: 0.79 years1998: 1.2 years2012: 2.6 years2016: 3.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Papua New Guinea stood at 3.43 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.43 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5601 years, in 1970.

That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 195 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 0.7565 years 0.5601 years 0.8454 years 5
1980s 0.8198 years 0.7865 years 0.8448 years 5
1990s 0.8536 years 0.7571 years 1.24 years 7
2010s 3.04 years 2.64 years 3.43 years 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 157 Yemen 3.59 years compare
  2. 158 Gabon 3.56 years compare
  3. 159 Nicaragua 3.51 years compare
  4. 161 Guinea 3.43 years compare
  5. 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.38 years compare
  6. 163 Pakistan 3.3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Papua New Guinea?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Papua New Guinea was 3.43 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3.43 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5601 years in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 195 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.