Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Kiribati
1.23 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.23 index
in 2025
Kiribati rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.23 index against 1.23 index in Kiribati, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9877 index | 0.6402 index | 0.3476 index | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 1.08 index | 0.8007 index | 0.2785 index | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.16 index | 0.9416 index | 0.2179 index | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.22 index | 1.1 index | 0.1127 index | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.23 index | 1.21 index | 0.0181 index | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.23 index against 1.23 index in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kiribati ranks 12th 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.