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Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Korea was 99.34 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 99.93 in 1990, while its lowest value was 93.08 in 1972.

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
1971	96.13
1972	93.08
1973	94.23
1974	95.35
1975	95.19
1976	93.79
1977	95.98
1978	96.54
1979	97.63
1981	93.99
1982	97.26
1983	97.32
1984	98.96
1985	99.40
1986	99.39
1987	99.37
1988	99.44
1989	99.52
1990	99.93
1991	99.61
1992	99.66
1993	99.52
1994	99.53
1997	97.35
1998	99.18
1999	99.33
2000	99.24
2001	98.96
2002	99.71
2003	98.16
2004	98.97
2005	99.28
2006	97.94
2007	98.93
2008	99.06
2009	99.39
2010	99.18
2011	99.36
2012	99.58
2013	99.37
2014	99.62
2015	99.45
2016	99.51
2017	99.30
2018	99.34

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Korea was 99.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 100.00 in 1993, while its lowest value was 93.61 in 1981.

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

Year	Value
1971	96.50
1972	93.69
1973	94.09
1974	95.47
1975	94.99
1976	93.87
1977	95.77
1978	96.36
1979	97.33
1981	93.61
1982	97.10
1983	96.87
1984	99.07
1985	99.37
1986	98.95
1987	99.43
1988	99.25
1989	99.62
1990	99.56
1991	99.31
1992	99.64
1993	100.00
1994	99.33
1997	96.03
1998	99.43
1999	99.56
2000	99.10
2001	98.60
2002	99.51
2003	97.81
2004	98.90
2005	98.82
2006	98.09
2007	98.47
2008	99.11
2009	99.35
2010	99.08
2011	99.27
2012	99.63
2013	99.41
2014	99.36
2015	99.46
2016	99.45
2017	99.33
2018	99.36

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Korea was 99.35 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 99.77 in 1993, while its lowest value was 93.40 in 1972.

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

Year	Value
1971	96.32
1972	93.40
1973	94.16
1974	95.41
1975	95.09
1976	93.84
1977	95.87
1978	96.45
1979	97.47
1981	93.79
1982	97.18
1983	97.09
1984	99.01
1985	99.38
1986	99.16
1987	99.40
1988	99.34
1989	99.57
1990	99.74
1991	99.46
1992	99.65
1993	99.77
1994	99.42
1996	93.46
1997	96.65
1998	99.31
1999	99.45
2000	99.17
2001	98.77
2002	99.61
2003	97.98
2004	98.93
2005	99.04
2006	98.02
2007	98.69
2008	99.09
2009	99.37
2010	99.13
2011	99.31
2012	99.61
2013	99.39
2014	99.49
2015	99.45
2016	99.48
2017	99.31
2018	99.35

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency