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| 2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008 |
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| 2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008 |
1. Adult Literacy Data
(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates and Literates, 1980-2010
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(2) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex in 1995
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(3) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex, 1980-2010
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Latest Data Available : 1995 total adult literacy rate : 72.2% female literate population : 784 thousands male literate population : 1.1 million
note : 15 years and above source : UNESCO
(4) Main Languages
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main language(s) | % of population | used in school |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pidgin | 30.7 | ... |
| 2 | English | 29.1 | ... |
| 3 | Motu | 6.0 | ... |
| 4 | others | 38.5 | ... |
| Total number of mother tongue(s) : 832 |
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2. Primary Education Data
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year |
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| net enrolment ratio (%) | |
... |
| enrolment (in thousands) | 1995 | 517 |
| % share of girls enrolment | 1995 | 45.0 |
| pupils reaching grade 5 (%) | 1994 | 59.0 |
| pupil - teacher ratio | 1995 | 33 : 1 |
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Years of Compulsory Education | |
| ... years | |
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3. Pre-primary Education Data
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year |
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| gross enrolment ratio (%) | 1995 | 1.0 |
| enrolment (in thousands) | 1995 | 3 |
| % share of girls enrolment | 1995 | 48.0 |
| pupil-teacher ratio | 1995 | 32 : 1 |
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4. Basic Socio-Economic Indicators
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year |
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| 1 | GNP per capita (US$) | 1997 | 940 |
| 2 |
agricultural productivity per capita (US$) |
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... |
| 3 | total fertility rate (/woman) | 1997 | 4.7 |
| 4 |
infant mortality rate (age 1, /1,000) |
1997 | 79 |
| 5 | under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) | 1997 | 112 |
| 6 | life expectancy at birth (yrs) | 1997 | 58 |
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5. Public Education Expenditure
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year |
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annual budget for nonformal education |
1998 | K 220,000 |
| public expenditure on education as percentage of GNP (%) | |
... |
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% share of nonformal education in total education budget |
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... |
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6. Literacy Agencies
| National literacy agency | National Literacy and Awareness Secretariat (NLAS) |
7. Literacy Programmes
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year | |
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| basic literacy | ||
| total number of registered learners (in thousands) | 1997 | 9 |
| % share of women | 1997 | 61.1 |
| total number of certified learners (in thousands) | |
... |
| % share of women | |
... |
| post-literacy | ||
| total number of registered learners (in thousands) | |
... |
| % share of women | |
... |
| total number of certified learners (in thousands) | |
... |
| % share of women | |
... |
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