Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Nicaragua
1.15 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.16 index
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.16 index against 1.15 index in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 index | 0.7107 index | 0.4233 index | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.16 index | 0.8807 index | 0.2746 index | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.15 index | 0.9989 index | 0.1558 index | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.09 index | 0.0656 index | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.14 index | 0.0078 index | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.16 index against 1.15 index in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 15th 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.