Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Share of children who have completed primary school
Ethiopia
64.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
66.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
145th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 66.0% against 64.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 165 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 43.3% | 32.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 48.6% | 34.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 53.8% | 27.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 60.5% | 13.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 64.7% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 66.0% against 64.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.