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Zambia - 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 Zambia was 53.76 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 73.72 in 2007, while its lowest value was 51.61 in 2008.

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
1972	52.83
1974	54.78
1976	63.82
1998	56.14
1999	62.04
2005	72.10
2006	66.19
2007	73.72
2008	51.61
2012	53.76

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Zambia was 57.26 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 84.59 in 1976, while its lowest value was 54.56 in 2008.

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

Year	Value
1972	80.09
1974	77.42
1976	84.59
1998	71.32
1999	70.49
2005	77.92
2006	82.75
2007	81.56
2008	54.56
2012	57.26

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Zambia was 55.49 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 82.57 in 2001, while its lowest value was 53.12 in 2008.

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

Year	Value
1972	67.05
1974	66.67
1976	74.73
1977	74.24
1980	78.66
1985	80.04
1998	63.64
1999	66.33
2001	82.57
2005	75.01
2006	74.19
2007	77.66
2008	53.12
2009	69.90
2012	55.49

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency