Jamaica - Persistence to last grade of primary

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

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

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Year	Value
2008	89.76
2009	96.17

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

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

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Year	Value
2008	84.16
2009	94.24

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

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

See also:

• Thematic map
• Country comparison
• Country ranking

Year	Value
2008	86.86
2009	95.19

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency