MDG: Southern Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

MDG: Southern Asia
0.8694 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.986 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.986 GPIA against 0.8694 GPIA in MDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 0.1166 GPIA.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was MDG: Southern Asia ahead.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 214 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, MDG: Southern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9717 GPIA 0.9444 GPIA 0.0273 GPIA MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 0.9106 GPIA 0.9841 GPIA 0.0736 GPIA Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, MDG: Southern Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.986 GPIA against 0.8694 GPIA in MDG: Southern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between MDG: Southern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
0.1166 GPIA, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do MDG: Southern Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release