Korea - 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 Korea was 99.31 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 99.85 in 1990, while its lowest value was 91.10 in 1972.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 94.54
1972 91.10
1973 92.40
1974 93.99
1975 93.83
1976 92.14
1977 95.20
1978 95.91
1979 97.25
1981 93.99
1982 96.86
1983 96.86
1984 98.87
1985 99.35
1986 99.28
1987 99.33
1988 99.37
1989 99.44
1990 99.85
1991 99.50
1992 99.51
1993 99.43
1994 99.28
1997 96.85
1998 99.04
1999 99.07
2000 98.90
2001 98.47
2002 99.37
2003 97.39
2004 98.51
2005 98.84
2006 97.24
2007 98.58
2008 98.73
2009 99.33
2010 99.10
2011 99.27
2012 99.48
2013 99.35
2014 99.60
2015 99.39
2016 99.50
2017 99.23
2018 99.31

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Korea was 99.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 99.97 in 1993, while its lowest value was 92.56 in 1972.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 95.74
1972 92.56
1973 93.24
1974 94.81
1975 94.21
1976 92.72
1977 95.04
1978 95.95
1979 97.16
1981 93.49
1982 96.75
1983 96.49
1984 98.98
1985 99.28
1986 98.77
1987 99.31
1988 99.10
1989 99.51
1990 99.49
1991 99.05
1992 99.55
1993 99.97
1994 99.02
1997 95.43
1998 99.43
1999 99.35
2000 98.75
2001 98.05
2002 99.14
2003 97.17
2004 98.47
2005 98.41
2006 97.47
2007 98.17
2008 98.91
2009 99.24
2010 98.98
2011 99.18
2012 99.63
2013 99.36
2014 99.33
2015 99.40
2016 99.45
2017 99.28
2018 99.36

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Korea was 99.33 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 99.70 in 1993, while its lowest value was 91.86 in 1972.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 95.17
1972 91.86
1973 92.84
1974 94.41
1975 94.03
1976 92.44
1977 95.12
1978 95.93
1979 97.20
1981 93.73
1982 96.81
1983 96.67
1984 98.92
1985 99.31
1986 99.02
1987 99.32
1988 99.23
1989 99.47
1990 99.66
1991 99.27
1992 99.53
1993 99.70
1994 99.14
1996 92.41
1997 96.10
1998 99.25
1999 99.22
2000 98.82
2001 98.25
2002 99.24
2003 97.27
2004 98.49
2005 98.62
2006 97.36
2007 98.37
2008 98.83
2009 99.28
2010 99.04
2011 99.23
2012 99.56
2013 99.35
2014 99.46
2015 99.40
2016 99.48
2017 99.26
2018 99.33

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency