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Switzerland - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Switzerland was 99.64 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 99.89 in 2017, while its lowest value was 58.43 in 1980.

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
1977	79.05
1978	73.65
1979	73.78
1980	58.43
1981	73.89
1982	73.36
1983	73.00
1984	72.51
1985	72.32
1986	73.24
2016	99.62
2017	99.89
2018	99.64

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Switzerland was 99.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 99.62 in 2016, while its lowest value was 51.91 in 1980.

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

Year	Value
1977	78.37
1978	73.94
1979	73.82
1980	51.91
1981	74.31
1982	72.86
1983	73.01
1984	72.49
1985	73.12
1986	73.52
2016	99.62
2017	99.56
2018	99.36

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Switzerland was 99.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 99.72 in 2017, while its lowest value was 54.99 in 1980.

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

Year	Value
1977	78.70
1978	73.80
1979	73.80
1980	54.99
1981	74.10
1982	73.11
1983	73.00
1984	72.50
1985	72.73
1986	73.38
2015	99.52
2016	99.62
2017	99.72
2018	99.50

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency