Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.9086 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
0.9086
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
138th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9086
in 2025
All-time low
0.342
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

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

00.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.3421982: 0.3551983: 0.3721984: 0.3891985: 0.3961986: 0.3931987: 0.3861988: 0.3811989: 0.3791990: 0.3871991: 0.3951992: 0.4041993: 0.4191994: 0.4351995: 0.4561996: 0.4811997: 0.5071998: 0.5431999: 0.5822000: 0.6182001: 0.6432002: 0.6582003: 0.6752004: 0.6912005: 0.6982006: 0.6982007: 0.6992008: 0.7022009: 0.7032010: 0.7032011: 0.7012012: 0.6992013: 0.7032014: 0.7242015: 0.7492016: 0.7712017: 0.7952018: 0.8162019: 0.8292020: 0.8372021: 0.8512022: 0.8722023: 0.8832024: 0.8982025: 0.909

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.9086. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9086 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.342, in 1981.

Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3771 0.342 0.3964 9
1990s 0.4609 0.3869 0.5822 10
2000s 0.6787 0.6182 0.7032 10
2010s 0.7489 0.6991 0.8287 10
2020s 0.8751 0.8371 0.9086 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 135 Senegal 0.9144 compare
  2. 136 Qatar 0.9133 compare
  3. 137 Nepal 0.9125 compare
  4. 139 Ghana 0.9048 compare
  5. 140 Yemen 0.8939 compare
  6. 141 Mauritania 0.8774 compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.9086 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9086 in 2025.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.342 in 1981.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed