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Jamaica - Persistence to last grade of primary

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in Jamaica was 49.75 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 97.36 in 2017, while its lowest value was 49.75 in 2019.

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
1983	85.74
1987	87.83
2001	89.33
2008	89.76
2012	83.57
2013	96.40
2016	93.64
2017	97.36
2018	92.73
2019	49.75

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Jamaica was 82.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 96.15 in 2017, while its lowest value was 70.86 in 1987.

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

Year	Value
1983	77.66
1987	70.86
2001	82.54
2008	84.16
2012	88.58
2013	93.41
2016	93.12
2017	96.15
2018	92.95
2019	82.77

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Jamaica was 64.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 96.75 in 2017, while its lowest value was 64.90 in 2019.

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

Year	Value
1983	81.62
1987	78.78
1990	87.79
2000	85.22
2001	85.85
2008	86.86
2012	86.08
2013	94.85
2016	93.38
2017	96.75
2018	92.84
2019	64.90

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency