Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
1.16 index
in 2025
Tanzania
1.15 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Tanzania rank
14th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.16 index against 1.15 index in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tanzania ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 165 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7107 index | 0.8669 index | 0.1563 index | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.8807 index | 0.9635 index | 0.0828 index | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.9989 index | 0.9996 index | 0.0007 index | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.11 index | 0.0258 index | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.15 index | 0.0059 index | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.16 index against 1.15 index in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.01 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.