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India - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in India was 69.97 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 69.97 in 2006, while its lowest value was 54.14 in 1995.

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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

Year	Value
1995	54.14
1998	56.69
1999	60.40
2000	58.71
2001	63.54
2005	65.28
2006	69.97

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in India was 67.31 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 67.31 in 2006, while its lowest value was 59.23 in 2000.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

Year	Value
1995	59.82
1998	62.04
1999	63.33
2000	59.23
2001	59.71
2005	66.24
2006	67.31

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in India was 68.54 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 68.54 in 2006, while its lowest value was 57.33 in 1995.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

Year	Value
1995	57.33
1998	59.67
1999	62.05
2000	59.01
2001	61.37
2005	65.79
2006	68.54

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency