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| Department of Education | |
|---|---|
| National education budget (2016) | |
| Budget | 1242.8 million PGK [1] |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu and others |
| System type | Public, religious, private |
| Literacy (2015 est) | |
| Total | 64.2% [2] |
| Male | 65.6% [2] |
| Female | 62.8% [2] |
| Enrollment (2014) | |
| Total | 1,805,000 [3] |
| Primary | 1,427,000 [3] |
| Secondary | 243,000 (Lower) [3] 136,000 (Upper) [3] |
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Education in Papua New Guinea is managed through nineteen provinces and two district organisational units. It is tuition-free and attendance is not compulsory.[4]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)[5] finds that Papua New Guinea is fulfilling 68.5% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income.[6] HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to both primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Papua New Guinea's income level, the nation is achieving 96.5% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education and only 40.6% for secondary education.[6]
- ^ "Papua New Guinea 2017 National Budget" pwc.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c "The World Factbook" cia.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Papua New Guinea National Education Profile" Archived 2022-09-01 at the Wayback Machine Education Policy And Data Center. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea Education System". www.scholaro.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ a b "Papua New Guinea - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.