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South Asia - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in South Asia was 84.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 88.31 in 2015, while its lowest value was 33.10 in 1973.

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
1973	33.10
1986	50.55
1987	57.48
1994	54.97
1999	60.48
2000	58.74
2001	64.01
2013	80.28
2015	88.31
2016	87.01
2018	84.36

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in South Asia was 81.99 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 88.12 in 2016, while its lowest value was 42.55 in 1973.

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

Year	Value
1973	42.55
1986	55.52
1987	65.21
1994	61.50
1999	63.17
2000	59.25
2001	60.18
2013	82.14
2015	87.69
2016	88.12
2018	81.99

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in South Asia was 83.04 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 92.83 in 2014, while its lowest value was 38.86 in 1973.

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

Year	Value
1973	38.86
1986	53.47
1987	61.95
1994	58.63
1999	61.99
2000	59.03
2001	61.85
2013	81.28
2014	92.83
2015	88.02
2016	87.58
2018	83.04

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency