Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Algeria
1.26 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.23 index
in 2025
Algeria rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Algeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1.26 index against 1.23 index in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Algeria ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6279 index | 0.6402 index | 0.0123 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8871 index | 0.8007 index | 0.0864 index | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.15 index | 0.9416 index | 0.2094 index | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.25 index | 1.1 index | 0.1416 index | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1.26 index | 1.21 index | 0.048 index | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Algeria, at 1.26 index against 1.23 index in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.03 index, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.