Papua New Guinea: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 54.81% from 0.6 in 1970 (0.91% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.04 in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 1972. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2018 ranking

• Cayman Islands — 5th of 9: 0.97
• Myanmar — 6th of 9: 0.96
• Angola — 7th of 9: 0.94
• Sudan — 9th of 9: 0.93

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 37 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1 (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1 (2020)
• Cambodia — 0.98 (2021)
• China — 1.01 (2021)
• Fiji — 0.96 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.04 (2021)
• Indonesia — 0.97 (2018)
• Japan — 1 (2019)
• Kiribati — 1.06 (2020)

More education data for Papua New Guinea

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.65 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 121.09% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 118.92% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 123.09% (2023)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 46.16% (2016)
• Secondary education, pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Papua New Guinea's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.93 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 54.81% from 0.6 in 1970 (0.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.93 in 2018 and the lowest 0.57 in 1973.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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