Papua New Guinea - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Papua New Guinea was 63.97 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 69.69 in 1986, while its lowest value was 53.96 in 1989.

Definition: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 69.69
1987 66.13
1988 66.67
1989 53.96
1990 58.48
1991 68.25
1994 59.53
1995 60.78
1996 60.31
1997 63.97

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Papua New Guinea was 66.22 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 70.25 in 1991, while its lowest value was 55.33 in 1989.

Definition: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 68.44
1987 66.85
1988 68.97
1989 55.33
1990 59.53
1991 70.25
1994 58.98
1995 69.43
1996 59.91
1997 66.22

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Papua New Guinea was 65.19 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 69.35 in 1991, while its lowest value was 54.72 in 1989.

Definition: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1986 68.99
1987 66.53
1988 67.94
1989 54.72
1990 59.05
1991 69.35
1993 67.29
1994 59.22
1995 65.39
1996 60.09
1997 65.19

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency