Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
1.16 modelled data
in 2025
Zambia
1.14 modelled data
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Zambia rank
16th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.16 modelled data against 1.14 modelled data in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7107 modelled data | 0.8254 modelled data | 0.1147 modelled data | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.8807 modelled data | 0.9335 modelled data | 0.0528 modelled data | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.9989 modelled data | 0.9941 modelled data | 0.0048 modelled data | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.0011 modelled data | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 0.0007 modelled data | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.16 modelled data against 1.14 modelled data in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.02 modelled data, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th 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