School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9409 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9409 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8915 GPIA, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8915 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9144 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9349 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9219 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9372 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9409 GPIA | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8915 GPIA | 0.8915 GPIA | 0.8915 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.9349 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9372 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Papua New Guinea was 0.9409 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8915 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release