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
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
February 2026 Data Release