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Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in India was 87.03 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 90.94 in 2015, while its lowest value was 32.60 in 1973.

Definition: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

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

Year	Value
1973	32.60
1986	49.75
1987	57.48
1994	54.97
1999	60.40
2000	58.71
2001	63.54
2013	81.47
2015	90.94
2016	87.15
2018	87.03

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in India was 86.04 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 89.44 in 2015, while its lowest value was 42.02 in 1973.

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

Year	Value
1973	42.02
1986	54.84
1987	65.21
1994	61.50
1999	63.33
2000	59.23
2001	59.71
2013	82.19
2015	89.44
2016	88.29
2018	86.04

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in India was 86.51 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 93.27 in 2014, while its lowest value was 38.29 in 1973.

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

Year	Value
1973	38.29
1986	52.74
1987	61.95
1994	58.63
1999	62.05
2000	59.01
2001	61.37
2013	81.84
2014	93.27
2015	90.16
2016	87.74
2018	86.51

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency