Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)
Mali
29.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
32.2%
in 2025
Mali rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
151st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Mali
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 32.2% against 29.1% in Mali, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 154th 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 | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 19.9% | 12.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 22.9% | 13.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 32.3% | 14.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 31.9% | 7.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 31.4% | 3.9% | 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), Mali or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 32.2% against 29.1% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Mali ranks 154th 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