Inequality in education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Inequality in education was 0.3212 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3212
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3565
in 2016
All-time low
0.3212
in 2022
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Inequality in education in Papua New Guinea, 2016–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3212 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Inequality in education in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.3565 | — |
| 2017 | 0.3565 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3565 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3565 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3565 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3565 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3212 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3212 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3212 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3021, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3212 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0988, 3.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3565 | 0.3565 | 0.3565 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3389 | 0.3212 | 0.3565 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Papua New Guinea?
- Inequality in education in Papua New Guinea was 0.3212 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3565 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3212 in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for inequality in education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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