Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.94 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.94 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6624 GPIA, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6624 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.6649 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6874 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6826 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7015 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8392 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8554 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8584 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8656 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8742 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8903 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8981 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.894 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9043 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8973 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8865 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8986 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9301 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9279 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9383 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.94 GPIA | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6798 GPIA | 0.6624 GPIA | 0.7015 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8586 GPIA | 0.8392 GPIA | 0.8742 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8964 GPIA | 0.8865 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9189 GPIA | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9383 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 3 |
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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea was 0.94 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6624 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release