Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.16 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.16 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6568 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.16 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.16 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6568 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6568 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6677 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6788 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6927 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7089 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7228 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7364 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7561 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7757 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7985 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8173 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8385 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8564 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.876 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.894 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9122 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9269 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9393 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9484 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9589 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.969 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9777 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9859 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9951 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7107 modelled data | 0.6568 modelled data | 0.7757 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8807 modelled data | 0.7985 modelled data | 0.9484 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9989 modelled data | 0.9589 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 121.09 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 1.16 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6568 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, primary 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