Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: South Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female
Papua New Guinea
54.5%
in 1997
UNICEF: South Asia
75.2%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
UNICEF: South Asia rank
147th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF: South Asia
How they compare
UNICEF: South Asia currently reports 75.2% against 54.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes UNICEF: South Asia's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 147th of 164 countries.
UNICEF: South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNICEF: South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.9% | 57.0% | 0.0% | UNICEF: South Asia |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 58.6% | 4.4% | UNICEF: South Asia |
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, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: South Asia?
- UNICEF: South Asia, at 75.2% 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 Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: South Asia?
- 20.7%, with UNICEF: South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: South Asia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 1997.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: South Asia rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 147th of 164 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release