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Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Malaysia was 98.32 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.97 in 2004, while its lowest value was 86.09 in 1992.

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
1990	88.57
1991	86.63
1992	86.09
1993	88.61
2001	87.27
2002	97.48
2003	99.69
2004	99.97
2005	91.93
2006	93.83
2007	96.83
2008	98.32

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Malaysia was 98.07 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.05 in 2003, while its lowest value was 86.36 in 1991.

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

Year	Value
1990	88.35
1991	86.36
1992	87.07
1993	88.58
2001	86.90
2002	98.14
2003	99.05
2004	98.66
2005	91.58
2006	93.61
2007	96.37
2008	98.07

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Malaysia was 98.19 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.36 in 2003, while its lowest value was 86.49 in 1991.

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

Year	Value
1990	88.46
1991	86.49
1992	86.59
1993	88.60
2001	87.08
2002	97.81
2003	99.36
2004	99.29
2005	91.75
2006	93.72
2007	96.59
2008	98.19

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency