School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5725 GPIA in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1980–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.5725 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 1999.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6829 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3546 GPIA, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3546 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.3722 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3555 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3592 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3795 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4782 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6829 GPIA | +42.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5842 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5725 GPIA | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3642 GPIA | 0.3546 GPIA | 0.3795 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5795 GPIA | 0.4782 GPIA | 0.6829 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,445 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (1999)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.5725 GPIA in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6829 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3546 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release