Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Papua New Guinea
0.9424 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
0.9649 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
181st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • UNICEF: West and Central Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: West and Central Africa currently reports 0.9649 GPIA against 0.9424 GPIA in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0225 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 181st of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea UNICEF: West and Central Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8941 GPIA 0.7745 GPIA 0.1196 GPIA Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.9306 GPIA 0.9286 GPIA 0.002 GPIA Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.9928 GPIA 0.9553 GPIA 0.0375 GPIA Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
UNICEF: West and Central Africa, at 0.9649 GPIA against 0.9424 GPIA in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
0.0225 GPIA, with UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release