Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
1.16 index
in 2025
Zambia
1.14 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Zambia rank
16th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.16 index against 1.14 index in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7107 index | 0.8254 index | 0.1147 index | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.8807 index | 0.9335 index | 0.0528 index | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.9989 index | 0.9941 index | 0.0048 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 0.0011 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.14 index | 0.0007 index | Papua New Guinea |
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 Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.16 index against 1.14 index in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.02 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th 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.