Ghana - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Ghana was 86.72 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 89.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 64.74 in 2002.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 69.79
1973 70.66
1974 70.39
1975 87.11
1976 73.65
1977 69.58
1978 76.15
1991 79.41
2000 65.17
2001 86.76
2002 64.74
2008 76.52
2012 87.61
2013 89.00
2016 88.94
2017 86.72

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Ghana was 85.98 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 98.43 in 1975, while its lowest value was 61.85 in 2002.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 79.09
1973 72.00
1974 87.29
1975 98.43
1976 82.36
1977 78.21
1978 78.96
1991 81.39
2000 67.23
2001 94.09
2002 61.85
2008 80.27
2012 88.61
2013 90.49
2016 91.48
2017 85.98

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Ghana was 86.34 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 93.30 in 1975, while its lowest value was 63.29 in 2002.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 74.83
1973 71.40
1974 79.39
1975 93.30
1976 78.45
1977 74.31
1978 77.69
1979 75.21
1980 77.67
1991 80.49
2000 66.25
2001 90.52
2002 63.29
2008 78.42
2012 88.12
2013 89.76
2016 90.22
2017 86.34

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency