Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burundi
1.17 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.16 index
in 2025
Burundi rank
11th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.17 index against 1.16 index in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 index | 0.7107 index | 0.4515 index | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 0.8807 index | 0.2281 index | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.9335 index | 0.9989 index | 0.0654 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.09 index | 0.048 index | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.14 index | 0.0369 index | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Burundi, at 1.17 index against 1.16 index in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 index, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.