School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9924 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 0.9924 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7523 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Papua New Guinea 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7699 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.7954 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8651 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7523 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8105 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8453 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9221 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9372 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8619 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8906 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9682 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9712 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.979 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8436 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9418 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9883 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9908 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7957 GPIA | 0.7523 GPIA | 0.8651 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8908 GPIA | 0.8105 GPIA | 0.9682 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.8436 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 367,376 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,943 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.852 % change on previous year (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,178 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,710 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,498 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1427 % change on previous year (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.9924 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7523 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release