Nicaragua - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Nicaragua was 55.16 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 67.28 in 2001, while its lowest value was 28.96 in 1978.

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/)

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Year Value
1970 34.89
1971 29.36
1972 34.68
1976 36.62
1977 34.84
1978 28.96
1979 47.48
1982 47.22
1983 36.14
1984 62.05
1985 32.42
1986 46.14
1987 43.07
1992 57.49
1993 56.48
1994 51.69
1999 52.92
2000 58.27
2001 67.28
2002 58.80
2003 62.54
2004 56.39
2005 57.34
2006 51.07
2007 55.16

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Nicaragua was 47.94 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 62.51 in 2001, while its lowest value was 25.73 in 1985.

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/)

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Year Value
1970 30.69
1971 26.10
1972 30.62
1976 30.80
1977 27.22
1978 27.43
1979 39.97
1982 40.38
1983 31.03
1984 38.50
1985 25.73
1986 36.56
1987 33.46
1992 51.25
1993 51.95
1994 42.63
1999 44.34
2000 50.51
2001 62.51
2002 51.77
2003 55.36
2004 50.96
2005 50.35
2006 43.42
2007 47.94

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Nicaragua was 51.38 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 64.84 in 2001, while its lowest value was 27.70 in 1971.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 32.74
1971 27.70
1972 32.63
1973 28.78
1976 33.67
1977 30.93
1978 28.21
1979 43.74
1982 43.79
1983 33.55
1984 49.37
1985 29.03
1986 41.25
1987 38.14
1988 33.21
1989 44.14
1990 45.57
1991 44.18
1992 54.34
1993 54.20
1994 47.00
1999 48.45
2000 54.24
2001 64.84
2002 55.13
2003 58.80
2004 53.55
2005 53.66
2006 47.02
2007 51.38

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency