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Papua New Guinea
School enrollment, primary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Global rank#9out of 166 countries
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Historical trend

12110283.965.346.6197019972023Papua New Guinea · 2023: 121.09%Papua New Guinea

Analytical takeaways

  • Papua New Guinea records 121.09% for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in 2023, ranking #9 globally out of 166 countries.
  • School enrollment, primary (% gross) increased from 46.91% in 1970 to 121.09% in 2023, a gain of 74.18%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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