Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Namibia
1.16 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.16 index
in 2025
Namibia rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.16 index against 1.16 index in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9905 index | 0.7107 index | 0.2798 index | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.12 index | 0.8807 index | 0.2385 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.16 index | 0.9989 index | 0.1605 index | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.16 index | 1.09 index | 0.0748 index | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.16 index | 1.14 index | 0.0227 index | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 1.16 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 Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 index, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 12th 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.