Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Madagascar
14.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
14.2%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
150th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 2.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 8.5% | 1.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.4% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.6% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Madagascar, at 14.6% 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 Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 148th 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