Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
Papua New Guinea
0.9354 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
0.9471 GPIA
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
186th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 0.9471 GPIA against 0.9354 GPIA in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0117 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 186th of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6586 GPIA | 0.7863 GPIA | 0.1278 GPIA | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 0.8524 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.0058 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8912 GPIA | 0.8712 GPIA | 0.0199 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.8602 GPIA | 0.0194 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.9107 GPIA | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.0153 GPIA | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.941 GPIA | 0.0716 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 0.9471 GPIA against 0.9354 GPIA in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 0.0117 GPIA, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 186th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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