Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.16
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 2025
All-time low
0.6568
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511.21981200320251981: 0.6571982: 0.6681983: 0.6791984: 0.6931985: 0.7091986: 0.7231987: 0.7361988: 0.7561989: 0.7761990: 0.7991991: 0.8171992: 0.8391993: 0.8561994: 0.8761995: 0.8941996: 0.9121997: 0.9271998: 0.9391999: 0.9482000: 0.9592001: 0.9692002: 0.9782003: 0.9862004: 0.9952005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.12021: 1.12022: 1.12023: 1.12024: 1.22025: 1.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 1.16 for primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.16 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6568, in 1981.

Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7107 0.6568 0.7757 9
1990s 0.8807 0.7985 0.9484 10
2000s 0.9989 0.9589 1.04 10
2010s 1.09 1.05 1.12 10
2020s 1.14 1.13 1.16 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 10 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 compare
  2. 11 Burundi 1.17 compare
  3. 12 Namibia 1.16 compare
  4. 14 Tanzania 1.15 compare
  5. 15 Nicaragua 1.15 compare
  6. 16 Zambia 1.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 1.16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2025.
What is the lowest primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6568 in 1981.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
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