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Uganda - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Uganda was 62.16 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 74.19 in 1985, while its lowest value was 43.54 in 2003.

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
1981	72.77
1985	74.19
2000	57.89
2001	64.05
2002	56.17
2003	43.54
2004	48.52
2006	58.27
2008	57.87
2010	49.37
2011	62.70
2012	62.68
2016	62.16

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Uganda was 60.08 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 82.34 in 1981, while its lowest value was 40.36 in 2003.

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

Year	Value
1981	82.34
1985	55.75
2000	56.42
2001	62.55
2002	59.96
2003	40.36
2004	48.87
2006	57.65
2008	57.43
2010	47.13
2011	62.00
2012	60.14
2016	60.08

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Uganda was 61.12 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 78.03 in 1981, while its lowest value was 41.93 in 2003.

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

Year	Value
1975	77.91
1978	61.19
1981	78.03
1985	63.41
2000	57.14
2001	63.29
2002	58.04
2003	41.93
2004	48.67
2006	57.96
2008	57.65
2010	48.25
2011	62.35
2012	61.40
2016	61.12

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency