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Iraq - 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 Iraq was 47.19 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 74.19 in 1987, while its lowest value was 46.94 in 1971.

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
1971	46.94
1972	67.45
1973	65.73
1982	52.30
1984	55.07
1985	62.18
1986	65.77
1987	74.19
1988	48.53
1999	47.19

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Iraq was 51.45 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 77.82 in 1984, while its lowest value was 51.45 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1971	67.91
1972	77.57
1973	76.07
1982	65.11
1984	77.82
1985	75.86
1986	77.28
1987	71.21
1988	67.77
1999	51.45

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Iraq was 49.50 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 74.50 in 1972, while its lowest value was 49.50 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1971	61.14
1972	74.50
1973	72.90
1974	68.89
1982	58.53
1984	66.40
1985	69.34
1986	71.76
1987	72.58
1988	58.10
1999	49.50

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency