Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9841 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1989–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9841 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9841 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9202 GPIA, in 1989.
Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9202 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9418 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9202 GPIA | 0.9202 GPIA | 0.9202 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9418 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 135 Nepal 0.9866 GPIA compare
- 136 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9865 GPIA compare
- 137 Hong Kong, China 0.9862 GPIA compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.9838 GPIA compare
- 140 Eswatini 0.9831 GPIA compare
- 141 Chile 0.983 GPIA compare
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.9841 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9841 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9202 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release