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Kenya - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Kenya was 82.76 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 82.76 in 2004, while its lowest value was 56.96 in 1977.

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
1970	75.67
1971	78.52
1972	78.56
1976	61.44
1977	56.96
1979	68.38
1980	61.93
2003	73.96
2004	82.76

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Kenya was 78.62 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 80.41 in 1971, while its lowest value was 56.80 in 1977.

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

Year	Value
1970	72.54
1971	80.41
1972	76.82
1976	61.89
1977	56.80
1979	66.90
1980	59.58
2003	76.61
2004	78.62

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Kenya was 93.57 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 93.57 in 2014, while its lowest value was 54.83 in 1975.

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

Year	Value
1970	73.89
1971	79.58
1972	77.60
1974	63.63
1975	54.83
1976	61.68
1977	56.88
1979	67.60
1980	60.70
2003	75.33
2004	80.61
2014	93.57

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency