Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 71.6% in 1997. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Papua New Guinea, 1986–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 71.6% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in 1997.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 75.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1989.
That places Papua New Guinea 149th out of 164 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 75.4% | — |
| 1987 | 72.5% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 65.5% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 74.4% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +6.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 71.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 71.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.0%, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.1% | 63.5% | 75.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 65.5% | 74.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Papua New Guinea was 71.6% in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1989.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 1997.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.