Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9536 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9536 GPIA
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
146th
of 161 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9387 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9536 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.9387 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.9538 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9536 GPIA | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9463 GPIA | 0.9387 GPIA | 0.9538 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Papua New Guinea was 0.9536 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9387 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release