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Nigeria - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Nigeria was 74.94 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 93.60 in 1999, while its lowest value was 62.55 in 2007.

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
1999	93.60
2004	81.27
2005	87.45
2006	64.25
2007	62.55
2008	90.98
2009	74.94

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Nigeria was 70.22 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 90.58 in 1999, while its lowest value was 57.14 in 2006.

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

Year	Value
1999	90.58
2004	80.44
2005	77.67
2006	57.14
2007	61.51
2008	88.82
2009	70.22

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Nigeria was 72.40 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 91.89 in 1999, while its lowest value was 60.32 in 2006.

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

Year	Value
1999	91.89
2004	80.81
2005	81.96
2006	60.32
2007	61.99
2008	89.82
2009	72.40

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency