Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Primary completion rate, total

Nicaragua
81.7%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
82.7%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

Primary completion rate, total over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 82.7% against 81.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 45.0% 52.1% 7.2% Papua New Guinea
1990s 45.8% 51.7% 5.9% Papua New Guinea
2000s 70.1% 52.8% 17.3% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 82.7% against 81.7% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2003.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
Nicaragua ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.