Papua New Guinea Highest Primary Completion Rate

86.45% in 2025
Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank

The highest primary completion rate in Papua New Guinea was 86.45% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (86.45%), 2023 (82.75%), 2021 (81.00%), 2016 (74.14%), 2014 (71.08%).

Top 5 Highest Years
Papua New Guinea Top 5 Highest Primary Completion Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 2025 86.45%
2nd 2023 82.75%
3rd 2021 81.00%
4th 2016 74.14%
5th 2014 71.08%
All Data (sorted by value)
YearValueChangeRank
2025 86.45% +3.71pp 112th
2023 82.75% +1.75pp 105th
2021 81.00% +6.86pp 116th
2016 74.14% +3.06pp 125th
2014 71.08% +16.55pp 121st
2003 54.52% +2.00pp 108th
2002 52.52% +0.53pp 115th
1996 53.46% −0.17pp 32nd
1995 53.63% −0.98pp 32nd
1994 54.60% +5.20pp 33rd
1988 53.22% +3.15pp 29th
2001 51.99% −0.23pp 108th
2000 52.22% +1.78pp 100th
1989 53.13% −0.09pp 26th
1990 51.66% −1.47pp 26th
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