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

Papua New Guinea: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.5725 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
0.5725 GPI
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
176th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.6829 GPI
in 1996
All-time low
0.3546 GPI
in 1980
Years of data
9
1980–1999

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1980–1999

00.20.40.61980198919991980: 0.355 GPI1983: 0.372 GPI1984: 0.356 GPI1985: 0.359 GPI1986: 0.379 GPI1995: 0.478 GPI1996: 0.683 GPI1998: 0.584 GPI1999: 0.572 GPI

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 0.5725 GPI, measured in 1999.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6829 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3546 GPI, in 1980.

That places Papua New Guinea 176th out of 187 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Papua New Guinea, 1980 to 1999.
Year GPI Change
1980 0.3546 GPI
1983 0.3722 GPI +5.0%
1984 0.3555 GPI -4.5%
1985 0.3592 GPI +1.0%
1986 0.3795 GPI +5.6%
1995 0.4782 GPI +26.0%
1996 0.6829 GPI +42.8%
1998 0.5842 GPI -14.4%
1999 0.5725 GPI -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3642 GPI 0.3546 GPI 0.3795 GPI 5
1990s 0.5795 GPI 0.4782 GPI 0.6829 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5923 GPI compare
  2. 174 Iraq 0.5838 GPI compare
  3. 175 Gabon 0.5778 GPI compare
  4. 177 Togo 0.5698 GPI compare
  5. 178 Mauritania 0.566 GPI compare
  6. 179 Yemen 0.4451 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More education data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.5725 GPI in 1999, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.6829 GPI in 1996.
What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3546 GPI in 1980.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 1999.
Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-tertiary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-tertiary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/papua-new-guinea/">School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Papua New Guinea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.