Benin vs Papua New Guinea: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Benin
0.9256 GPI
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.9329 GPI
in 2018
Benin rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
178th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Benin
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9329 GPI against 0.9256 GPI in Benin, a difference of 0.0073 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Benin ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4557 GPI 0.6286 GPI 0.1729 GPI Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.4987 GPI 0.8156 GPI 0.3169 GPI Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.5549 GPI 0.8603 GPI 0.3054 GPI Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.7593 GPI 0.858 GPI 0.0987 GPI Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.9269 GPI 0.9121 GPI 0.0149 GPI Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.9329 GPI against 0.9256 GPI in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
0.0073 GPI, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Benin and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Benin ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.