Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9717 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.9717 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.08 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6596 index, in 1973.
That places Papua New Guinea 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6988 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.6968 index | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6759 index | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6596 index | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6678 index | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7027 index | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6948 index | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7155 index | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7439 index | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7729 index | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8071 index | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8367 index | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8691 index | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8955 index | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9106 index | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9178 index | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9193 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9253 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9264 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9201 index | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9308 index | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9225 index | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9318 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9115 index | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9244 index | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9263 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9198 index | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9159 index | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9057 index | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9156 index | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9233 index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.903 index | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9002 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9365 index | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9343 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9511 index | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9512 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9649 index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9731 index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9801 index | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9745 index | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9717 index | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7029 index | 0.6596 index | 0.7729 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8794 index | 0.8071 index | 0.9193 index | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9243 index | 0.9115 index | 0.9318 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.915 index | 0.9002 index | 0.9365 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 index | 0.9343 index | 0.9731 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9717 index | 1.08 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 158 Nicaragua 0.9725 index compare
- 159 New Caledonia 0.9722 index compare
- 160 Hong Kong, China 0.9718 index compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.9713 index compare
- 163 Nigeria 0.9709 index compare
- 163 Pakistan 0.9709 index compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0165 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Papua New Guinea was 0.9717 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6596 index in 1973.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.