Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Papua New Guinea
0.5725 GPIA
in 1999
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
0.8621 GPIA
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
178th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
177th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 0.8621 GPIA against 0.5725 GPIA in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2896 GPIA.
That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 178th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 177th of 189 countries.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3642 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 0.3164 GPIA | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 0.5795 GPIA | 0.7492 GPIA | 0.1697 GPIA | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 0.8621 GPIA against 0.5725 GPIA in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 0.2896 GPIA, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1999.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 178th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 177th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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