Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Guinea-Bissau
12.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
150th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.2% against 12.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 164 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 6.3% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 6.5% | 1.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 8.5% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 11.4% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 13.6% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 14.2% against 12.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd 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