Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index

Papua New Guinea
0.9717 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
0.9753 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
159th

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia currently reports 0.9753 GPIA against 0.9717 GPIA in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0036 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 159th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7029 GPIA 0.7918 GPIA 0.089 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1980s 0.8794 GPIA 0.8548 GPIA 0.0246 GPIA Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.9243 GPIA 0.8769 GPIA 0.0474 GPIA Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.915 GPIA 0.9236 GPIA 0.0086 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 0.9549 GPIA 0.9607 GPIA 0.0057 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2020s 1 GPIA 0.9716 GPIA 0.0312 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, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, at 0.9753 GPIA against 0.9717 GPIA in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
0.0036 GPIA, with SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 159th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release