Papua New Guinea - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Papua New Guinea was 71.53 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 71.53 in 2016, while its lowest value was 35.91 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1987 37.37
1988 39.04
1989 39.18
1990 37.21
1991 35.91
1992 35.92
1994 40.95
1995 41.52
1996 42.09
1997 41.58
1998 41.96
2000 45.81
2001 46.56
2002 47.31
2003 49.77
2014 66.65
2016 71.53

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Papua New Guinea was 82.37 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 82.37 in 2016, while its lowest value was 43.14 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1987 45.06
1988 47.57
1989 46.54
1990 45.65
1991 43.14
1992 44.31
1994 49.80
1995 49.06
1996 50.86
1997 48.45
1998 50.44
2000 54.02
2001 55.09
2002 57.22
2003 58.68
2014 78.39
2016 82.37

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Papua New Guinea was 77.12 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 77.12 in 2016, while its lowest value was 39.62 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1987 41.32
1988 43.42
1989 42.96
1990 41.54
1991 39.62
1992 40.23
1994 45.49
1995 45.39
1996 46.59
1997 45.11
1998 46.31
2000 50.02
2001 50.95
2002 52.40
2003 54.35
2014 72.70
2016 77.12

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes