Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 1.23 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.23 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6105 index, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6105 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6131 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6187 index | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6272 index | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6361 index | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.652 index | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6596 index | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6654 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6789 index | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6957 index | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7197 index | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7551 index | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7858 index | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8063 index | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8237 index | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.839 index | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8504 index | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8611 index | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8701 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8807 index | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8927 index | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9084 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9264 index | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9434 index | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.958 index | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.968 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9727 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9776 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9883 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 index | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 index | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.17 index | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.18 index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 index | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 index | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.23 index | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.23 index | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.23 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.23 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6402 index | 0.6105 index | 0.6789 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8007 index | 0.6957 index | 0.8701 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9416 index | 0.8807 index | 0.9883 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.01 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 index | 1.19 index | 1.23 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 1.23 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6105 index in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.