Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Niger
0.976 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.986 GPIA
in 2023
Niger rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.986 GPIA against 0.976 GPIA in Niger, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Niger ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 184 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9391 GPIA 0.9585 GPIA 0.0194 GPIA Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.9789 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.0255 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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.986 GPIA against 0.976 GPIA in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.01 GPIA, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Niger ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
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