Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 1.23, 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 completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.23 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6105, 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 completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6105 | — |
| 1982 | 0.6131 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6187 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6272 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6361 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.652 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6596 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6654 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6789 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6957 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7197 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7551 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7858 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8063 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8237 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.839 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8504 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8611 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8701 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8807 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8927 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9084 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9264 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9434 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.958 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.968 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9727 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9776 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9883 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.17 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.18 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.23 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.23 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6402 | 0.6105 | 0.6789 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8007 | 0.6957 | 0.8701 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9416 | 0.8807 | 0.9883 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.01 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 1.23 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6105 in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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