Papua New Guinea vs WB: South Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female

Papua New Guinea
54.5%
in 1997
WB: South Asia
75.7%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
WB: South Asia rank
145th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: South Asia
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How they compare

WB: South Asia currently reports 75.7% against 54.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 21.2%.

That makes WB: South Asia's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and WB: South Asia ranks 145th of 164 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and WB: South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 56.9% 55.6% 1.4% Papua New Guinea
1990s 54.3% 57.2% 3.0% WB: 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 WB: South Asia?
WB: South Asia, at 75.7% 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 WB: South Asia?
21.2%, with WB: South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: South Asia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 1997.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: South Asia rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and WB: South Asia ranks 145th 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

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