Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
1.23 index
in 2025
Tuvalu
1.22 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Tuvalu rank
13th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.23 index against 1.22 index in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Tuvalu ranks 13th of 164 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6402 index | 1.11 index | 0.4728 index | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0.8007 index | 1.17 index | 0.3741 index | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.9416 index | 1.22 index | 0.2746 index | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.23 index | 0.1266 index | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.21 index | 1.22 index | 0.0087 index | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.23 index against 1.22 index in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 0.01 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Tuvalu ranks 13th 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.