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Nepal - 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 Nepal was 73.41 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 78.30 in 2015, while its lowest value was 51.74 in 1991.

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
1991	51.74
1999	62.51
2002	67.41
2003	64.96
2004	67.03
2007	63.74
2012	55.91
2013	61.89
2014	71.74
2015	78.30
2016	73.41

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Nepal was 73.69 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 75.39 in 2015, while its lowest value was 52.66 in 1991.

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

Year	Value
1991	52.66
1999	56.65
2002	63.75
2003	70.04
2004	57.30
2007	59.82
2012	54.61
2013	58.83
2014	68.44
2015	75.39
2016	73.69

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Nepal was 73.55 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 76.85 in 2015, while its lowest value was 52.18 in 1991.

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

Year	Value
1991	52.18
1999	59.04
2002	65.34
2003	67.69
2004	61.56
2007	61.69
2012	55.26
2013	60.36
2014	70.10
2015	76.85
2016	73.55

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency