Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Share of children who have completed primary school
Papua New Guinea
66.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
68.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
145th
Sierra Leone rank
142nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 68.8% against 66.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 142nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 19.7% | 23.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 18.4% | 30.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 35.6% | 18.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 58.8% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 66.9% | 2.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 68.8% against 66.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 2.8%, 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 share of children who have completed primary school?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 142nd 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.
Individual pages
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.