Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
0.8558 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
0.9067 GPIA
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
199th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
196th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: West and Central Africa currently reports 0.9067 GPIA against 0.8558 GPIA in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0509 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: West and Central Africa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 199th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 196th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and UNICEF: West and Central Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4994 GPIA | 0.4531 GPIA | 0.0463 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.6244 GPIA | 0.5746 GPIA | 0.0498 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.7322 GPIA | 0.6571 GPIA | 0.0751 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7616 GPIA | 0.6907 GPIA | 0.0709 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA | 0.0261 GPIA | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9329 GPIA | 0.8846 GPIA | 0.0483 GPIA | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa, at 0.9067 GPIA against 0.8558 GPIA in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 0.0509 GPIA, with UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 199th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 196th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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