Papua New Guinea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male

Papua New Guinea
84.1%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
86.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
134th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
135th

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 86.1% against 84.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 134th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 135th of 194 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 54.3% 75.2% 20.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 54.0% 77.1% 23.1% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 55.4% 77.5% 22.1% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 76.0% 77.9% 1.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2020s 80.3% 82.7% 2.4% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male, Papua New Guinea or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 86.1% against 84.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male between Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
2.0%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 134th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
413 places, 13,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release