Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.966 GPI in 1997. ▬ Flat

Latest (1997)
0.966 GPI
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
130th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
0.8754 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
10
1986–1997

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1986–1997

00.250.50.7511986199119971986: 1 GPI1987: 0.989 GPI1988: 0.967 GPI1989: 0.975 GPI1990: 0.982 GPI1991: 0.971 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 0.875 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 0.966 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.966 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 1997.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.8754 GPI, in 1995.

Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Papua New Guinea, 1986 to 1997.
Year GPI Change
1986 1.02 GPI
1987 0.9891 GPI -2.9%
1988 0.9667 GPI -2.3%
1989 0.9752 GPI +0.9%
1990 0.9823 GPI +0.7%
1991 0.9714 GPI -1.1%
1994 1.01 GPI +3.9%
1995 0.8754 GPI -13.3%
1996 1.01 GPI +15.0%
1997 0.966 GPI -4.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.966 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.966 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 GPI, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9873 GPI 0.9667 GPI 1.02 GPI 4
1990s 0.9685 GPI 0.8754 GPI 1.01 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 127 Libya 0.9796 GPI
  2. 128 Central African Republic 0.9795 GPI compare
  3. 129 Zambia 0.9689 GPI compare
  4. 131 Mozambique 0.9652 GPI compare
  5. 132 Vanuatu 0.9591 GPI compare
  6. 133 Guinea 0.9563 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.966 GPI in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8754 GPI in 1995.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th out of 141 countries with data for 1997.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.