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Iraq - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Iraq was 63.34 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 83.95 in 1987, while its lowest value was 58.33 in 1971.

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
1971	58.33
1972	74.34
1973	75.35
1974	77.61
1982	64.36
1984	70.26
1985	74.74
1986	78.68
1987	83.95
1988	63.39
1999	63.34

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Iraq was 67.45 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 88.92 in 1986, while its lowest value was 66.83 in 1974.

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

Year	Value
1971	81.01
1972	85.47
1973	84.71
1974	66.83
1982	76.68
1984	86.93
1985	84.11
1986	88.92
1987	84.04
1988	80.61
1999	67.45

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Iraq was 65.56 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 84.04 in 1986, while its lowest value was 65.56 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1971	73.74
1972	82.09
1973	81.82
1974	70.10
1982	70.23
1984	78.78
1985	79.69
1986	84.04
1987	84.01
1988	72.10
1999	65.56

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency