Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: School completion, annual growth rate
Namibia
0.6534 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.7021 % change on previous year
in 2025
Namibia rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
51st
School completion, annual growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7021 % change on previous year against 0.6534 % change on previous year in Namibia, a difference of 0.0487 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.7318 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.5733 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.2669 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.8023 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.2734 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.709 % change on previous year | 0.8 % change on previous year | 0.091 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school completion, annual growth rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.7021 % change on previous year against 0.6534 % change on previous year in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school completion, annual growth rate between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0487 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.