Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)

Burundi
33.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
36.9%
in 2025
Burundi rank
151st
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 36.9% against 33.7% in Burundi, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 151st and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 164 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.8% 16.6% 14.8% Papua New Guinea
1990s 3.5% 20.8% 17.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 6.5% 31.4% 24.9% Papua New Guinea
2010s 18.5% 33.7% 15.2% Papua New Guinea
2020s 30.2% 35.4% 5.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 36.9% against 33.7% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
3.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
Burundi ranks 151st and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release