Papua New Guinea
Background Information
Region
East Asia & Pacific
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
30% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
1,366,216 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,263,801 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
27%
Source: UNSDG , 2018
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
68
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2016
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
56%
Source: DHS , 2018
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
36%
Source: DHS , 2018
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
0
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
No data available
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2018
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 62%
-
Male 61%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 50%
-
Male 50%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 83%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 23%
-
Male 22%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 43%
-
Male 34%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
1
No protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
1
Does not enshrine right to education
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Australia Awards Scholarships
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Research Project/Report/Study
Pacific Girl Speak Out: COVID-19 Survey