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Guyana - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Guyana was 96.85 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 96.85 in 2011, while its lowest value was 78.16 in 1979.

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	89.45
1978	85.78
1979	78.16
1981	92.60
2000	84.02
2008	86.17
2011	96.85

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Guyana was 92.49 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 92.49 in 2011, while its lowest value was 71.10 in 2000.

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

Year	Value
1977	85.99
1978	89.62
1979	86.99
1981	87.83
2000	71.10
2008	87.17
2011	92.49

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Guyana was 94.62 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 94.62 in 2011, while its lowest value was 75.26 in 1983.

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

Year	Value
1972	87.66
1977	87.69
1978	87.75
1979	82.52
1980	91.22
1981	90.15
1982	90.37
1983	75.26
1999	90.48
2000	77.17
2008	86.66
2011	94.62

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency