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São Tomé and Principe - Persistence to last grade of primary

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in São Tomé and Principe was 74.78 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 81.28 in 1983, while its lowest value was 61.05 in 2002.

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

Year	Value
1983	81.28
2002	61.05
2003	63.84
2004	68.34
2007	71.80
2008	74.78

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in São Tomé and Principe was 62.04 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 78.39 in 2007, while its lowest value was 52.85 in 2002.

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

Year	Value
1983	76.56
2002	52.85
2003	58.81
2004	69.54
2007	78.39
2008	62.04

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in São Tomé and Principe was 92.69 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 92.69 in 2016, while its lowest value was 44.08 in 1998.

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

Year	Value
1980	50.54
1981	76.89
1982	71.09
1983	78.88
1984	78.18
1987	83.17
1998	44.08
2002	56.60
2003	61.30
2004	68.91
2007	75.03
2008	68.03
2009	66.13
2016	92.69

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency