Hong Kong, China vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Hong Kong, China
0.9718 index
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 index
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.9718 index against 0.9717 index in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9845 index | 0.9143 index | 0.0702 index | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.988 index | 0.9549 index | 0.0331 index | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.9744 index | 1 index | 0.0284 index | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Hong Kong, China or Papua New Guinea?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.9718 index against 0.9717 index in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0001 index, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.