Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
0.9717 index
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.9713 index
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Solomon Islands rank
162nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9717 index against 0.9713 index in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0004 index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7029 index | 0.6916 index | 0.0113 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.8464 index | 0.8201 index | 0.0263 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.925 index | 0.8837 index | 0.0413 index | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.9072 index | 0.9366 index | 0.0295 index | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9549 index | 0.9841 index | 0.0292 index | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.9759 index | 0.9726 index | 0.0033 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.9717 index against 0.9713 index in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0004 index, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 162nd 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.