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Samoa - 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 Samoa was 84.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.10 in 2015, while its lowest value was 79.06 in 2010.

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	91.65
2006	93.45
2010	79.06
2011	89.26
2014	89.37
2015	97.10
2016	82.74
2017	86.23
2018	95.73
2019	84.71

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Samoa was 92.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 74.25 in 2010.

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

Year	Value
1999	88.50
2006	83.59
2010	74.25
2011	90.66
2014	91.99
2015	89.86
2016	90.66
2017	85.08
2018	91.13
2019	92.30

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Samoa was 88.58 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 93.34 in 2018, while its lowest value was 76.57 in 2010.

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

Year	Value
1994	92.71
1995	81.90
1996	83.25
1999	90.00
2000	90.57
2002	89.71
2003	88.22
2004	85.22
2005	84.73
2006	88.19
2010	76.57
2011	89.95
2014	90.69
2015	93.26
2016	86.81
2017	85.61
2018	93.34
2019	88.58

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency