Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
0.9709 GPIA
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 GPIA
in 2023
Nigeria rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9717 GPIA against 0.9709 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0008 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 GPIA | 0.7073 GPIA | 0.0332 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.787 GPIA | 0.8794 GPIA | 0.0924 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8053 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 0.1188 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8361 GPIA | 0.915 GPIA | 0.0789 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 0.0084 GPIA | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9833 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0289 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9717 GPIA against 0.9709 GPIA in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0008 GPIA, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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