School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.5701 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1980–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 0.5701 GPI, measured in 1999.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6686 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2951 GPI, in 1980.
That places Papua New Guinea 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2951 GPI | — |
| 1983 | 0.3159 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.306 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3142 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3377 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4653 GPI | +37.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6686 GPI | +43.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5788 GPI | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5701 GPI | -1.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5701 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5701 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3138 GPI | 0.2951 GPI | 0.3377 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5707 GPI | 0.4653 GPI | 0.6686 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.5701 GPI in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6686 GPI in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2951 GPI in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. 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, 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.