Literacy Rate: Papua New Guinea

Analysis# Papua New Guinea Literacy Rate Papua New Guinea's literacy rate reached 87.005% in 2022, matching its all-time peak and representing a dramatic 51.7% increase since 2000, when the rate stood at just 57.34%. The country has sustained this upward trajectory across the entire two-decade span, with no backsliding recorded in the available data. The most significant gains occurred between 2000 and 2010, when literacy rose 11.6 percentage points to 68.969%. Momentum accelerated further after 2010, jumping from 68.969% in 2010 to 87.005% by 2022—an increase of 18 points in just twelve years. This acceleration suggests strengthened educational infrastructure and access during the past decade, positioning Papua New Guinea on a sustained growth path in literacy achievement.