Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Share of children who have completed primary school

Democratic Republic of Congo

68.4%

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

66.0%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

143rd

Papua New Guinea rank

145th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 68.4% against 66.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.5%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.