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
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 778,850 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.075 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 875,944 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0843 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
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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About this data
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.