Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.23 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.23 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.23 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6105 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.23 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.23 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6105 modelled data, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6105 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6131 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6187 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6272 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6361 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.652 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6596 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6654 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6789 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6957 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7197 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7551 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7858 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8063 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8237 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.839 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8504 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8611 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8701 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8807 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8927 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9084 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9264 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9434 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.958 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.968 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9727 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9776 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9883 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6402 modelled data | 0.6105 modelled data | 0.6789 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8007 modelled data | 0.6957 modelled data | 0.8701 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9416 modelled data | 0.8807 modelled data | 0.9883 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea was 1.23 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6105 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release