Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Ghana
0.9048 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.9086 index
in 2025
Ghana rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
138th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9086 index against 0.9048 index in Ghana, a difference of 0.0038 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 164 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5513 index | 0.3771 index | 0.1742 index | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.531 index | 0.4609 index | 0.0701 index | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.7344 index | 0.6787 index | 0.0557 index | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.8865 index | 0.7489 index | 0.1376 index | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.8989 index | 0.8751 index | 0.0239 index | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9086 index against 0.9048 index in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0038 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.