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Jamaica - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Jamaica was 59.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 97.36 in 2017, while its lowest value was 59.09 in 2019.

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
1983	91.22
1987	87.83
2000	89.03
2001	91.25
2008	89.95
2010	89.90
2012	85.10
2013	96.40
2016	93.64
2017	97.36
2018	94.91
2019	59.09

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Jamaica was 86.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 96.37 in 2017, while its lowest value was 83.77 in 1987.

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

Year	Value
1983	89.95
1987	83.77
2000	85.26
2001	86.64
2008	85.44
2010	86.41
2012	89.94
2013	94.45
2016	94.58
2017	96.37
2018	94.11
2019	86.53

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Jamaica was 72.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 96.86 in 2017, while its lowest value was 72.11 in 2019.

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

Year	Value
1983	90.58
1987	85.73
1990	94.61
2000	87.12
2001	88.88
2008	87.62
2010	88.10
2012	87.52
2013	95.39
2016	94.11
2017	96.86
2018	94.50
2019	72.11

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency