Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Papua New Guinea
0.9409 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Western Asia
0.9624 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
SDG: Western Asia rank
178th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Papua New Guinea
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
SDG: Western Asia currently reports 0.9624 GPIA against 0.9409 GPIA in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0215 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and SDG: Western Asia ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | SDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8915 GPIA | 0.8734 GPIA | 0.018 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.0267 GPIA | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2020s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9609 GPIA | 0.0293 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Western Asia?
- SDG: Western Asia, at 0.9624 GPIA against 0.9409 GPIA in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Western Asia?
- 0.0215 GPIA, with SDG: Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Western Asia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and SDG: Western Asia ranks 178th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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