Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Papua New Guinea
0.986 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: Gulf Area
0.8647 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
33rd

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • UNICEF: Gulf Area
00.511.5200820162024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.986 GPIA against 0.8647 GPIA in UNICEF: Gulf Area, a difference of 0.1213 GPIA.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Gulf Area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 33rd of 184 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea UNICEF: Gulf Area Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9585 GPIA 0.7401 GPIA 0.2184 GPIA Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.9841 GPIA 1.18 GPIA 0.1994 GPIA UNICEF: Gulf Area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.986 GPIA against 0.8647 GPIA in UNICEF: Gulf Area as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
0.1213 GPIA, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 33rd 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