Botswana - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Botswana was 97.50 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 97.60 in 1990, while its lowest value was 66.52 in 1970.

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/)

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Year Value
1970 66.52
1978 92.77
1980 84.22
1982 94.17
1983 90.76
1984 93.05
1985 90.71
1986 94.53
1987 93.54
1989 92.20
1990 97.60
1991 86.51
1992 90.69
1993 91.86
1994 88.12
1995 93.09
1998 91.09
1999 88.98
2000 91.85
2001 89.92
2002 91.78
2003 92.02
2004 93.26
2005 89.29
2008 97.49
2012 97.50

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Botswana was 95.15 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 95.73 in 2008, while its lowest value was 61.31 in 1970.

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/)

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Year Value
1970 61.31
1978 83.93
1980 80.18
1982 83.72
1983 83.17
1984 89.70
1985 88.49
1986 89.33
1987 86.12
1989 80.46
1990 90.78
1991 81.49
1992 87.64
1993 85.66
1994 85.49
1995 86.90
1998 84.20
1999 84.31
2000 86.32
2001 86.63
2002 86.99
2003 88.38
2004 86.38
2005 88.82
2008 95.73
2012 95.15

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Botswana was 96.30 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 96.59 in 2008, while its lowest value was 64.04 in 1970.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 64.04
1973 90.88
1974 90.15
1975 88.09
1976 90.62
1977 84.59
1978 88.66
1979 94.97
1980 82.38
1981 86.40
1982 89.10
1983 87.16
1984 91.44
1985 89.64
1986 91.98
1987 89.83
1989 86.23
1990 94.22
1991 84.03
1992 89.19
1993 88.72
1994 86.80
1995 89.92
1998 87.56
1999 86.60
2000 89.03
2001 88.25
2002 89.35
2003 90.17
2004 89.67
2005 89.06
2006 78.85
2007 79.60
2008 96.59
2012 96.30

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency