Papua New Guinea: Tertiary school enrollment

The latest value from 1999 is 1.95 percent, a decline from 2 percent in 1998. In comparison, the world average is 15.38 percent, based on data from 88 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 1972 to 1999 is 2.2 percent. The minimum value, 1.51 percent, was reached in 1985 while the maximum of 3.52 percent was recorded in 1996. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Papua New Guinea is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.