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The Bahamas - 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 The Bahamas was 64.60 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 91.97 in 2007, while its lowest value was 64.60 in 2012.

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
2005	84.30
2007	91.97
2008	87.42
2009	87.72
2011	74.92
2012	64.60

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in The Bahamas was 65.07 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 91.38 in 2009, while its lowest value was 65.07 in 2012.

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

Year	Value
2005	78.75
2007	89.54
2008	77.80
2009	91.38
2011	71.34
2012	65.07

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in The Bahamas was 64.84 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 90.71 in 2007, while its lowest value was 64.84 in 2012.

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

Year	Value
1993	75.73
2005	81.42
2007	90.71
2008	82.44
2009	89.50
2011	73.11
2012	64.84

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency