Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9662 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9662 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
170th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6596 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
43
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9662 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6596 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Papua New Guinea 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6988 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6968 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6759 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6596 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6678 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7027 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6948 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7155 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7439 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7729 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8071 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8367 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8691 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8955 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9106 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9178 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9253 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9264 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9201 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9308 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9225 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9318 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9115 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9244 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9263 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9198 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9159 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9057 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9156 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9233 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.903 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9002 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9365 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9321 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9404 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9504 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9632 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9773 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9745 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9662 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7029 GPIA | 0.6596 GPIA | 0.7729 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8796 GPIA | 0.8071 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.9115 GPIA | 0.9318 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.915 GPIA | 0.9002 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9512 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 0.9697 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.9662 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6596 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release