School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.847 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 0.847 GPI, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.8475 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5647 GPI, in 1974.
That places Papua New Guinea 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5689 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.5647 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5859 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5867 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6084 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7693 GPI | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7841 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7838 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7882 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7942 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8083 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8172 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8182 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8331 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8319 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8431 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.835 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8475 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.847 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5829 GPI | 0.5647 GPI | 0.6084 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7839 GPI | 0.7693 GPI | 0.7942 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8267 GPI | 0.8083 GPI | 0.8431 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8472 GPI | 0.847 GPI | 0.8475 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.847 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8475 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5647 GPI in 1974.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.