School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.7154 GPI in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7154 GPI
World rank
186th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.7507 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.3756 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
19
1970–2016

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2016

00.20.40.60.81970199320161970: 0.376 GPI1974: 0.454 GPI1975: 0.414 GPI1976: 0.411 GPI1977: 0.411 GPI1984: 0.57 GPI1986: 0.58 GPI1987: 0.554 GPI1988: 0.566 GPI1989: 0.592 GPI1990: 0.645 GPI1991: 0.661 GPI1992: 0.66 GPI1993: 0.677 GPI1994: 0.685 GPI1995: 0.678 GPI1998: 0.705 GPI2012: 0.751 GPI2016: 0.715 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea is 0.7154 GPI, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7507 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3756 GPI, in 1970.

That places Papua New Guinea 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4131 GPI 0.3756 GPI 0.4542 GPI 5
1980s 0.5725 GPI 0.554 GPI 0.5924 GPI 5
1990s 0.6729 GPI 0.645 GPI 0.7048 GPI 7
2010s 0.733 GPI 0.7154 GPI 0.7507 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 183 Niger 0.7386 GPI compare
  2. 184 Yemen 0.7227 GPI compare
  3. 185 Togo 0.7154 GPI compare
  4. 187 Central African Republic 0.6631 GPI compare
  5. 188 Guinea 0.6439 GPI compare
  6. 189 Angola 0.6433 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.7154 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.7507 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3756 GPI in 1970.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.