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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/)

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.

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

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.

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

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

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency