Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9086 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9086 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
138th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9086 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.342 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.9086 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9086 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.342 modelled data, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.342 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3551 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3718 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3889 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3964 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3926 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3865 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3814 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3791 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3869 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3953 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4043 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4191 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4351 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4559 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4809 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5067 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5426 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5822 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6182 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6425 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6584 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6753 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.691 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6982 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6983 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6995 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7024 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7032 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7031 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.701 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6991 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7031 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7237 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7487 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7709 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7947 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8157 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8287 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8371 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8515 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8716 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8833 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8983 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9086 modelled data | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3771 modelled data | 0.342 modelled data | 0.3964 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4609 modelled data | 0.3869 modelled data | 0.5822 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6787 modelled data | 0.6182 modelled data | 0.7032 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7489 modelled data | 0.6991 modelled data | 0.8287 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8751 modelled data | 0.8371 modelled data | 0.9086 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea was 0.9086 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9086 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.342 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release