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Zimbabwe - 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 Zimbabwe was 90.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 90.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.73 in 2001.

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
1983	68.82
1998	70.88
2001	48.73
2002	62.52
2012	78.42
2015	83.35
2016	82.56
2017	85.82
2018	88.18
2019	90.84

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Zimbabwe was 84.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 84.42 in 2019, while its lowest value was 47.88 in 2001.

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

Year	Value
1983	77.86
1998	71.68
2001	47.88
2002	61.62
2012	75.48
2015	79.02
2016	77.17
2017	80.65
2018	82.59
2019	84.42

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Zimbabwe was 87.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 87.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.30 in 2001.

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

Year	Value
1983	73.54
1998	71.29
2001	48.30
2002	62.07
2012	76.93
2015	81.13
2016	79.81
2017	83.19
2018	85.34
2019	87.57

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency