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Papua New Guinea - Persistence to last grade of primary

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in Papua New Guinea was 54.46 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 63.93 in 1986, while its lowest value was 45.17 in 1989.

Definition: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

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

Year	Value
1986	63.93
1987	57.94
1988	60.70
1989	45.17
1990	51.93
1991	60.37
1994	52.32
1995	53.07
1996	53.57
1997	54.46

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Papua New Guinea was 57.63 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 63.54 in 1991, while its lowest value was 47.21 in 1989.

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

Year	Value
1986	61.91
1987	59.39
1988	61.56
1989	47.21
1990	52.37
1991	63.54
1994	52.30
1995	62.15
1996	51.95
1997	57.63

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Papua New Guinea was 56.18 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 62.79 in 1986, while its lowest value was 46.31 in 1989.

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

Year	Value
1986	62.79
1987	58.75
1988	61.17
1989	46.31
1990	52.16
1991	62.12
1993	60.77
1994	52.31
1995	57.89
1996	52.66
1997	56.18

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency