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South Asia - 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 South Asia was 91.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 91.13 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.78 in 1971.

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
1970	36.46
1971	35.78
1972	35.79
1973	35.91
1974	36.93
1975	38.13
1976	39.06
1977	40.42
1978	41.59
1979	42.77
1980	43.37
1981	44.69
1982	46.22
1983	47.60
1984	49.15
1985	50.66
1986	52.34
1987	58.66
1988	58.84
1989	58.49
1990	58.30
1991	58.00
1992	57.80
1993	57.64
1994	57.52
1995	58.49
1996	59.47
1997	60.42
1998	61.19
1999	62.41
2000	61.33
2001	65.15
2002	66.29
2003	67.41
2004	68.65
2005	67.57
2006	69.00
2007	70.47
2008	71.77
2009	73.23
2010	73.31
2011	75.45
2012	76.34
2013	79.05
2014	86.82
2015	86.38
2016	80.61
2017	85.28
2018	82.54
2019	91.13

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in South Asia was 87.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 87.02 in 2019, while its lowest value was 41.94 in 1972.

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

Year	Value
1970	42.44
1971	41.98
1972	41.94
1973	42.18
1974	42.89
1975	43.65
1976	44.52
1977	45.49
1978	46.51
1979	47.45
1980	48.12
1981	49.00
1982	49.77
1983	50.91
1984	52.08
1985	53.12
1986	54.16
1987	62.39
1988	62.71
1989	62.36
1990	62.12
1991	61.82
1992	61.56
1993	61.32
1994	61.05
1995	61.54
1996	62.03
1997	62.50
1998	62.75
1999	63.38
2000	60.58
2001	61.14
2002	62.46
2003	64.01
2004	65.26
2005	64.61
2006	66.69
2007	68.72
2008	70.62
2009	71.81
2010	71.76
2011	73.90
2012	75.62
2013	79.67
2014	84.53
2015	84.85
2016	80.15
2017	84.49
2018	79.14
2019	87.02

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in South Asia was 88.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 88.97 in 2019, while its lowest value was 39.54 in 1972.

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

Year	Value
1970	40.16
1971	39.61
1972	39.54
1973	39.71
1974	40.55
1975	41.49
1976	42.35
1977	43.49
1978	44.55
1979	45.58
1980	46.23
1981	47.24
1982	48.36
1983	49.59
1984	50.90
1985	52.11
1986	53.39
1987	60.82
1988	61.07
1989	60.71
1990	60.49
1991	60.17
1992	59.93
1993	59.71
1994	59.52
1995	60.21
1996	60.91
1997	61.59
1998	62.07
1999	62.95
2000	60.91
2001	62.89
2002	64.25
2003	65.59
2004	66.83
2005	65.98
2006	67.76
2007	69.54
2008	71.16
2009	72.48
2010	72.50
2011	74.64
2012	75.96
2013	79.38
2014	85.62
2015	85.58
2016	80.37
2017	84.86
2018	80.75
2019	88.97

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