| Statistical Resource for Pacific Islands
| Table 5. School Attendance and Highest Grade by District | Bougainville | |||
| Total | North Bougainville | Central Bougainville | South Bougainville | |
| Total | ||||
| Total | 212,881 | 91,674 | 50,853 | 70,354 |
| Attending Now | 53,381 | 21,109 | 12,584 | 19,688 |
| Attended in the past | 106,313 | 48,075 | 23,856 | 34,382 |
| Never Attended | 53,187 | 22,490 | 14,413 | 16,284 |
| Males | ||||
| Total | 108,870 | 46,847 | 26,392 | 35,631 |
| Attending Now | 27,820 | 10,851 | 6,654 | 10,315 |
| Attended in the past | 54,054 | 24,407 | 12,316 | 17,331 |
| Never Attended | 26,996 | 11,589 | 7,422 | 7,985 |
| Females | ||||
| Total | 104,011 | 44,827 | 24,461 | 34,723 |
| Attending Now | 25,561 | 10,258 | 5,930 | 9,373 |
| Attended in the past | 52,259 | 23,668 | 11,540 | 17,051 |
| Never Attended | 26,191 | 10,901 | 6,991 | 8,299 |
| Total | ||||
| Total | 159,694 | 69,184 | 36,440 | 54,070 |
| No Grade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 1 | 13,576 | 5,386 | 2,838 | 5,352 |
| Grade 2 | 11,398 | 4,199 | 2,896 | 4,303 |
| Grade 3 | 14,588 | 5,525 | 3,832 | 5,231 |
| Grade 4 | 13,174 | 4,715 | 3,293 | 5,166 |
| Grade 5 | 12,239 | 4,216 | 3,057 | 4,966 |
| Grade 6 | 40,735 | 19,409 | 8,520 | 12,806 |
| Grade 7 | 7,729 | 2,997 | 1,837 | 2,895 |
| Grade 8 | 18,254 | 8,879 | 3,986 | 5,389 |
| Grade 9 | 4,407 | 1,839 | 1,003 | 1,565 |
| Grade 10 | 19,270 | 9,873 | 4,186 | 5,211 |
| Grade 11 | 786 | 340 | 171 | 275 |
| Grade 12 | 3,538 | 1,806 | 821 | 911 |
| Males | ||||
| Total | 81,874 | 35,258 | 18,970 | 27,646 |
| No Grade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 1 | 7,069 | 2,763 | 1,501 | 2,805 |
| Grade 2 | 5,912 | 2,231 | 1,517 | 2,164 |
| Grade 3 | 7,466 | 2,868 | 1,907 | 2,691 |
| Grade 4 | 6,874 | 2,477 | 1,704 | 2,693 |
| Grade 5 | 6,030 | 2,151 | 1,477 | 2,402 |
| Grade 6 | 20,029 | 9,437 | 4,324 | 6,268 |
| Grade 7 | 3,909 | 1,551 | 906 | 1,452 |
| Grade 8 | 9,111 | 4,357 | 2,071 | 2,683 |
| Grade 9 | 2,364 | 968 | 530 | 866 |
| Grade 10 | 10,401 | 5,088 | 2,433 | 2,880 |
| Grade 11 | 420 | 182 | 94 | 144 |
| Grade 12 | 2,289 | 1,185 | 506 | 598 |
| Females | ||||
| Total | 77,820 | 33,926 | 17,470 | 26,424 |
| No Grade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 1 | 6,507 | 2,623 | 1,337 | 2,547 |
| Grade 2 | 5,486 | 1,968 | 1,379 | 2,139 |
| Grade 3 | 7,122 | 2,657 | 1,925 | 2,540 |
| Grade 4 | 6,300 | 2,238 | 1,589 | 2,473 |
| Grade 5 | 6,209 | 2,065 | 1,580 | 2,564 |
| Grade 6 | 20,706 | 9,972 | 4,196 | 6,538 |
| Grade 7 | 3,820 | 1,446 | 931 | 1,443 |
| Grade 8 | 9,143 | 4,522 | 1,915 | 2,706 |
| Grade 9 | 2,043 | 871 | 473 | 699 |
| Grade 10 | 8,869 | 4,785 | 1,753 | 2,331 |
| Grade 11 | 366 | 158 | 77 | 131 |
| Grade 12 | 1,249 | 621 | 315 | 313 |
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census compiled by PacificWeb | ||||