Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Ethiopia
15.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
150th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 15.4% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 6.3% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 8.5% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 15.4% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ethiopia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper 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
February 2026 Data Release