Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 GPIA
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.9713 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Solomon Islands rank
162nd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9717 GPIA against 0.9713 GPIA in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0004 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7029 GPIA | 0.6916 GPIA | 0.0113 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.8464 GPIA | 0.8201 GPIA | 0.0263 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.925 GPIA | 0.8837 GPIA | 0.0413 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.9072 GPIA | 0.9366 GPIA | 0.0295 GPIA | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9549 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.0292 GPIA | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.9726 GPIA | 0.0033 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 Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9717 GPIA against 0.9713 GPIA in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0004 GPIA, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 162nd 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