MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Papua New Guinea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
74.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
54.5%
in 1997
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080197419982023

How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 74.9% against 54.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 20.4%.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 220 groups.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 67.7% 56.9% 10.8% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 71.0% 54.3% 16.8% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Papua New Guinea?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 74.9% against 54.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Papua New Guinea?
20.4%, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Papua New Guinea?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 1997.
How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,512 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release