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Guinea-Bissau - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Guinea-Bissau was 19.59 as of 1987. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 23.23 in 1982, while its lowest value was 12.01 in 1978.

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
1978	12.01
1979	17.37
1980	16.08
1981	16.95
1982	23.23
1983	23.09
1987	19.59

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Guinea-Bissau was 23.20 as of 1987. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 26.27 in 1983, while its lowest value was 20.62 in 1978.

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

Year	Value
1978	20.62
1979	21.59
1980	23.01
1981	25.53
1982	24.91
1983	26.27
1987	23.20

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Guinea-Bissau was 21.87 as of 1987. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 25.02 in 1983, while its lowest value was 17.13 in 1978.

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

Year	Value
1978	17.13
1979	19.80
1980	20.26
1981	22.34
1982	24.06
1983	25.02
1987	21.87

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency