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Nigeria - 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 Nigeria was 66.58 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 88.29 in 1999, while its lowest value was 45.56 in 2007.

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
1999	88.29
2004	72.77
2005	80.38
2006	50.45
2007	45.56
2008	79.45
2009	66.58

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Nigeria was 62.48 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 84.80 in 1999, while its lowest value was 48.36 in 2007.

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

Year	Value
1999	84.80
2004	73.11
2005	75.52
2006	48.98
2007	48.36
2008	80.44
2009	62.48

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Nigeria was 64.38 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 86.32 in 1999, while its lowest value was 47.05 in 2007.

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

Year	Value
1999	86.32
2004	72.96
2005	77.75
2006	49.72
2007	47.05
2008	79.99
2009	64.38

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency