Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Pakistan
0.9709 index
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 index
in 2023
Pakistan rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9717 index against 0.9709 index in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0008 index.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4342 index | 0.7033 index | 0.2691 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5226 index | 0.8794 index | 0.3568 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5308 index | 0.9253 index | 0.3945 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7395 index | 0.915 index | 0.1755 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8448 index | 0.9549 index | 0.1102 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8584 index | 1.01 index | 0.1519 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, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9717 index against 0.9709 index in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0008 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Pakistan 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.