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Papua New Guinea - Primary Completion Rate 2025

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
86.45% +3.71pp from 2024 Global rank: 112th

Papua New Guinea's primary completion rate was 86.45% in 2025. This was the 112th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Monaco 146.57% 8.6%
2nd St. Kitts and Nevis 146.12% 17.6%
3rd Turks and Caicos Islands 136.52% 3.1%
4th Antigua and Barbuda 129.70% 5.1%
5th Fiji 121.69% 4.6%
6th Vanuatu 119.18% 5.1%
7th Montenegro 113.38% 6.2%
8th Türkiye 112.50% 10.8%
9th Georgia 111.65% 7.6%
10th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 111.26% 1.5%
11th Cayman Islands 110.85% 4.1%
12th Moldova 110.31% 2.1%
13th Morocco 109.74% 3.2%
14th Nepal 109.44% -2.5%
15th Saudi Arabia 107.78% 8.5%
16th Tonga 107.67% -0.4%
17th Thailand 107.07% 4.4%
18th Bangladesh 106.00% 12.4%
19th Sierra Leone 104.92% 5.8%
20th Portugal 104.29% -0.2%
21st Albania 104.25% -2.9%
22nd Czechia 103.98% 5.3%
23rd Brunei Darussalam 103.93% 2.2%
24th Mexico 103.67% -0.1%
25th Chile 102.85% 1.9%
26th Ecuador 102.13% 1.9%
27th Slovak Republic 101.99% 1.3%
28th Bosnia and Herzegovina 101.73% 1.2%
29th Cabo Verde 101.70% 2.6%
30th Botswana 101.62% 0.1%
31st Viet Nam 101.51% 0.9%
32nd United Kingdom 101.50% 0.1%
33rd Spain 101.31% 1.8%
34th Poland 101.01% -2.9%
35th Costa Rica 100.67% 0.0%
36th Croatia 100.52% 0.0%
37th United Arab Emirates 100.32% 1.2%
38th Uruguay 100.25% -0.9%
39th Sweden 100.22% 0.6%
40th Greece 100.08% 0.2%
41st Indonesia 99.73% -0.2%
42nd Hungary 99.63% 2.9%
43rd Argentina 99.56% 0.6%
44th Kiribati 99.08% 6.7%
45th Norway 98.90% 0.0%
46th Denmark 98.80% -0.5%
47th Samoa 98.78% -1.2%
48th Tuvalu 98.77% 3.8%
49th Germany 98.68% -0.6%
50th Egypt, Arab Republic of 98.66% 0.5%
51st Panama 98.60% 5.7%
52nd Iceland 98.38% -0.2%
53rd Finland 98.31% -0.6%
54th South Africa 98.30% 3.1%
55th Algeria 98.24% -4.1%
56th Hong Kong SAR, China 98.15% 7.1%
57th Kazakhstan 98.09% 3.9%
58th Estonia 98.07% 1.3%
59th Switzerland 98.04% 1.2%
60th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.87% 1.7%
61st Lithuania 97.86% -7.0%
62nd Eswatini 97.77% 4.5%
63rd Singapore 97.61% 0.8%
64th Latvia 97.58% 0.0%
65th European Union 97.51% 0.2%
66th Slovenia 97.50% 0.1%
67th Marshall Islands 97.42% -1.1%
68th North Macedonia 97.37% 1.7%
69th Armenia 97.33% -0.9%
70th Turkmenistan 97.26% -1.4%
71st Austria 97.09% -1.0%
72nd Grenada 96.84% -0.7%
73rd Azerbaijan 96.75% -0.5%
74th Jordan 96.62% -0.4%
75th Gibraltar 96.62% 1.3%
76th Cyprus 96.51% -2.0%
77th Italy 96.43% -1.0%
78th Ireland 96.35% -0.1%
79th St. Lucia 96.14% -1.3%
80th Israel 95.79% -0.5%
81st United States 95.62% -0.1%
82nd Malta 95.58% -1.6%
83rd Sri Lanka 95.58% 1.1%
84th Korea 95.39% -2.9%
85th Kyrgyz Republic 95.31% -3.0%
86th Serbia 94.92% -1.2%
87th Mongolia 94.60% 1.2%
88th Belarus 94.15% -1.7%
89th India 93.84% -0.7%
90th Maldives 93.82% 0.1%
91st San Marino 93.57% 0.2%
92nd Aruba 93.02% -0.9%
93rd Bulgaria 92.92% -1.6%
94th Bahrain 92.89% -1.3%
95th Ghana 92.82% -0.6%
96th Macao SAR, China 92.71% -1.5%
97th Belize 91.85% -2.5%
98th Trinidad and Tobago 91.65% 0.1%
99th Palau 91.54% -2.4%
100th Togo 91.42% 0.2%
101st Dominica 91.05% -3.1%
102nd Cuba 90.50% -0.7%
103rd Colombia 90.38% -6.9%
104th Namibia 89.99% 1.6%
105th West Bank and Gaza 89.55% -1.8%
106th Bhutan 89.30% 3.2%
107th Cambodia 89.30% -1.9%
108th Guatemala 88.19% 1.9%
109th Dominican Republic 88.15% -2.0%
110th Tanzania 88.04% 13.9%
111th Qatar 88.02% -7.0%
112th Papua New Guinea 86.45% 4.5%
113th Nauru 86.41% -14.9%
114th Malaysia 86.31% -1.6%
115th Barbados 85.99% 0.8%
116th Paraguay 85.65% -3.4%
117th Lao PDR 85.25% -2.3%
118th Mauritius 84.50% 1.5%
119th Zimbabwe 84.37% -1.9%
120th Gambia, The 84.17% 2.7%
121st Timor-Leste 84.14% -9.7%
122nd Mozambique 84.11% 16.2%
123rd Uzbekistan 83.58% -14.4%
124th Micronesia, Federated States of 83.45% 5.8%
125th Congo, Democratic Republic of 83.12% 9.8%
126th Nicaragua 82.57% 1.0%
127th Philippines 81.96% -10.4%
128th El Salvador 81.12% -1.8%
129th Côte d'Ivoire 79.75% -0.6%
130th Romania 78.60% -2.9%
131st Luxembourg 77.39% -0.1%
132nd Jamaica 76.85% -5.2%
133rd Cameroon 76.30% 1.3%
134th Oman 76.24% -12.0%
135th Seychelles 75.62% -19.7%
136th Pakistan 75.03% 1.2%
137th Puerto Rico (US) 74.93% -9.8%
138th Comoros 72.80% 0.1%
139th Congo, Republic of 72.37% 1.7%
140th Malawi 72.18% 2.9%
141st Honduras 70.30% -2.3%
142nd Andorra 69.01% 2.5%
143rd Lebanon 67.49% 0.3%
144th Eritrea 67.18% 9.6%
145th Solomon Islands 65.41% -7.2%
146th Lesotho 62.07% -7.3%
147th Senegal 61.98% -1.4%
148th Syrian Arab Republic 61.35% 2.0%
149th Rwanda 61.03% -8.7%
150th British Virgin Islands 61.01% 31.4%
151st Madagascar 60.19% -0.9%
152nd Liberia 57.80% -0.1%
153rd Angola 55.79% 16.6%
154th Benin 54.27% -12.0%
155th Burkina Faso 47.97% -7.7%
156th Mali 47.68% -1.5%
157th Niger 37.38% -8.3%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's primary completion rate in 2025?▾

Papua New Guinea's primary completion rate in 2025 was 86.45%. This ranked 112th globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's primary completion rate change in 2025?▾

Papua New Guinea's primary completion rate increased by 4.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2025?▾

Monaco had the highest primary completion rate in 2025 at 146.57%.

What is the primary completion rate of Papua New Guinea in 2025?▾

The primary completion rate of Papua New Guinea in 2025 was 86.45%. This ranked 112th globally.

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