School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9354 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.9354 GPIA.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6471 GPIA, in 1974.
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6535 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.6471 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6626 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6564 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6732 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8272 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8495 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8531 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8617 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8702 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8877 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8919 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8871 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8974 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8909 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8984 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8848 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8797 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8967 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9241 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9114 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9282 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9354 GPIA | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6586 GPIA | 0.6471 GPIA | 0.6732 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8524 GPIA | 0.8272 GPIA | 0.8702 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8912 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 0.8984 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9107 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9282 GPIA | 1.1 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea was 0.9354 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6471 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 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