Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)

Kiribati
15.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
14.9%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
146th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) over time

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 15.2% against 14.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kiribati ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 164 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 3.4% 8.9% 5.5% Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.9% 8.8% 3.9% Papua New Guinea
2000s 7.4% 10.1% 2.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 10.8% 13.0% 2.2% Papua New Guinea
2020s 14.2% 14.5% 0.3% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Kiribati, at 15.2% against 14.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
Kiribati ranks 146th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper 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

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release