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

Papua New Guinea
14.9%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
16.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
145th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 16.4% against 14.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 145th of 164 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 8.9% 9.5% 0.6% Sierra Leone
1990s 8.8% 8.4% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 10.1% 10.9% 0.7% Sierra Leone
2010s 13.0% 15.4% 2.4% Sierra Leone
2020s 14.5% 15.9% 1.4% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 16.4% against 14.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
1.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 145th 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