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
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
February 2026 Data Release