Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 96.03 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1989–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 96.03 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 97.53 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.15, in 2014.
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 67.95 | — |
| 2012 | 67.56 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.86 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 66.15 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 77.09 | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 88.02 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 91.19 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 94.36 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 97.53 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 96.03 | -1.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 96.03 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 96.03 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.95 | 67.95 | 67.95 | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.09 | 66.15 | 97.53 | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.03 | 96.03 | 96.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 96.27 compare
- 75 United States 96.21 compare
- 76 Greece 96.03 compare
- 78 Bahrain 95.95 compare
- 79 Cayman Islands 95.94 compare
- 80 Ghana 95.93 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 96.03 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.53 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.15 in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.