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Belize - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Belize was 89.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.77 in 2014, while its lowest value was 65.92 in 1991.

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
1991	65.92
1994	70.53
1999	77.79
2005	92.62
2006	87.63
2007	92.51
2008	96.19
2009	93.09
2010	89.61
2012	93.59
2013	95.11
2014	99.77
2016	97.06
2017	96.31
2019	89.94

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Belize was 96.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 98.53 in 2014, while its lowest value was 68.86 in 1991.

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

Year	Value
1991	68.86
1994	70.33
1999	74.49
2005	89.55
2006	87.04
2007	92.90
2008	95.03
2009	89.22
2010	94.29
2012	93.56
2013	97.71
2014	98.53
2016	92.67
2017	96.31
2019	96.03

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Belize was 93.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.13 in 2014, while its lowest value was 67.41 in 1991.

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

Year	Value
1991	67.41
1994	70.43
1995	70.06
1999	76.09
2000	84.53
2005	91.04
2006	87.34
2007	92.69
2008	95.58
2009	91.11
2010	91.96
2012	93.56
2013	96.42
2014	99.13
2016	94.77
2017	96.33
2019	93.02

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency