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South Africa - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in South Africa was 99.65 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.65 in 2018, while its lowest value was 64.25 in 1999.

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
1990	78.72
1998	80.21
1999	64.25
2001	89.22
2002	86.75
2003	83.39
2015	92.76
2017	94.39
2018	99.65

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in South Africa was 94.28 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 94.28 in 2018, while its lowest value was 65.22 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1990	72.07
1998	77.06
1999	65.22
2001	82.98
2002	81.68
2003	81.58
2015	80.90
2017	90.30
2018	94.28

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in South Africa was 96.91 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 96.91 in 2018, while its lowest value was 64.76 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1990	75.33
1998	78.60
1999	64.76
2001	85.97
2002	84.13
2003	82.45
2015	86.51
2017	92.29
2018	96.91

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency