Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
1.23 index
in 2025
East Timor
1.21 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
East Timor rank
14th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- East Timor
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.23 index against 1.21 index in East Timor, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and East Timor ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6402 index | 0.6032 index | 0.037 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8007 index | 0.7991 index | 0.0016 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.9416 index | 1.01 index | 0.0678 index | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.15 index | 0.0416 index | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.21 index | 1.2 index | 0.0107 index | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.23 index against 1.21 index in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 0.02 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and East Timor ranks 14th 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.