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
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
February 2026 Data Release