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Papua New Guinea Average Literacy Rate 2000-2025

73.95% 5 data points
Adult literacy rate · World Bank

Papua New Guinea's average literacy rate from 2000 to 2025 was 73.95%, based on 5 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾
YearValueChangeRank
2025 86.08% −1.06pp 41st
2022 87.14% +17.08pp 28th
2017 70.06% +0.96pp 31st
2010 69.10% +11.76pp 40th
2000 57.34% – 37th
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS)
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