School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7992 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7992 GPI
World rank
183rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.7992 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.3756 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
19
1970–2018

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2018

00.20.40.60.81970199420181970: 0.376 GPI1974: 0.454 GPI1975: 0.414 GPI1976: 0.411 GPI1977: 0.411 GPI1984: 0.57 GPI1986: 0.58 GPI1987: 0.554 GPI1988: 0.566 GPI1989: 0.592 GPI1990: 0.645 GPI1991: 0.661 GPI1992: 0.66 GPI1993: 0.677 GPI1994: 0.685 GPI1995: 0.678 GPI1998: 0.705 GPI2012: 0.751 GPI2018: 0.799 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.7992 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7992 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3756 GPI, in 1970.

Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Papua New Guinea, 1970 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.3756 GPI
1974 0.4542 GPI +20.9%
1975 0.4138 GPI -8.9%
1976 0.4106 GPI -0.8%
1977 0.4113 GPI +0.2%
1984 0.5704 GPI +38.7%
1986 0.5798 GPI +1.6%
1987 0.554 GPI -4.5%
1988 0.5657 GPI +2.1%
1989 0.5924 GPI +4.7%
1990 0.645 GPI +8.9%
1991 0.6611 GPI +2.5%
1992 0.6598 GPI -0.2%
1993 0.6769 GPI +2.6%
1994 0.6846 GPI +1.1%
1995 0.6783 GPI -0.9%
1998 0.7048 GPI +3.9%
2012 0.7507 GPI +6.5%
2018 0.7992 GPI +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4131 GPI 0.3756 GPI 0.4542 GPI 5
1980s 0.5725 GPI 0.554 GPI 0.5924 GPI 5
1990s 0.6729 GPI 0.645 GPI 0.7048 GPI 7
2010s 0.775 GPI 0.7507 GPI 0.7992 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 180 Benin 0.8315 GPI compare
  2. 181 Malawi 0.8305 GPI compare
  3. 182 Togo 0.8135 GPI compare
  4. 184 Iraq 0.7493 GPI compare
  5. 185 Niger 0.7479 GPI compare
  6. 186 Equatorial Guinea 0.7374 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.7992 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.7992 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3756 GPI in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.