Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.16 index for primary school completion rates, 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 school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.16 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6568 index, 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6568 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6677 index | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6788 index | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6927 index | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7089 index | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7228 index | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7364 index | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7561 index | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7757 index | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7985 index | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8173 index | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8385 index | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8564 index | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.876 index | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.894 index | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9122 index | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9269 index | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9393 index | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9484 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9589 index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.969 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9777 index | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9859 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9951 index | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.12 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.15 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.15 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.16 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.16 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7107 index | 0.6568 index | 0.7757 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8807 index | 0.7985 index | 0.9484 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9989 index | 0.9589 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.05 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.13 index | 1.16 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 1.16 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6568 index in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.