Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Nicaragua
1.15 modelled data
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.16 modelled data
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.16 modelled data against 1.15 modelled data in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 modelled data | 0.7107 modelled data | 0.4233 modelled data | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.16 modelled data | 0.8807 modelled data | 0.2746 modelled data | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.15 modelled data | 0.9989 modelled data | 0.1558 modelled data | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.0656 modelled data | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 0.0078 modelled data | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.16 modelled data against 1.15 modelled data in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 modelled data, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release