Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)
Mauritania
40.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
42.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.0% against 40.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 164 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 12.7% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 18.5% | 5.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 30.5% | 11.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 35.7% | 6.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 39.9% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data), Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 42.0% against 40.7% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release