School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8558 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 0.8558 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4348 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4348 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.5556 GPIA | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5066 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5011 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4986 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6296 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6309 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6014 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6145 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6455 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7062 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.728 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7239 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7378 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7416 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7297 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7433 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7474 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7616 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7985 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.83 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.788 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8206 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8558 GPIA | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4994 GPIA | 0.4348 GPIA | 0.5556 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6244 GPIA | 0.6014 GPIA | 0.6455 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7322 GPIA | 0.7062 GPIA | 0.7474 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7616 GPIA | 0.7616 GPIA | 0.7616 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.788 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9329 GPIA | 0.8206 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 287,654 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.8558 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4348 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release