Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Nicaragua
0.9725 index
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 index
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.9725 index against 0.9717 index in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0008 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 index | 0.7068 index | 0.3329 index | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.06 index | 0.8915 index | 0.1716 index | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9243 index | 0.0955 index | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.9672 index | 0.915 index | 0.0522 index | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.9717 index | 0.9731 index | 0.0015 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, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Nicaragua, at 0.9725 index against 0.9717 index in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0008 index, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nicaragua ranks 158th 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.