Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
0.9709 index
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 index
in 2023
Nigeria rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9717 index against 0.9709 index in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0008 index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 index | 0.7073 index | 0.0332 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.787 index | 0.8794 index | 0.0924 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8053 index | 0.9241 index | 0.1188 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8361 index | 0.915 index | 0.0789 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.9588 index | 0.9504 index | 0.0084 index | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9833 index | 1.01 index | 0.0289 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, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9717 index against 0.9709 index in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0008 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd 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.