Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)
Lesotho
33.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
32.2%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
151st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 33.3% against 32.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 164 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 19.9% | 8.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 22.9% | 8.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 32.3% | 13.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 31.9% | 6.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 31.4% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data), Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 33.3% against 32.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Lesotho ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (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