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Lesotho - 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 Lesotho was 80.62 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 80.62 in 2015, while its lowest value was 41.22 in 1976.

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
1972	46.68
1973	70.29
1974	45.60
1975	41.96
1976	41.22
1977	44.69
1978	45.87
1979	49.14
1980	56.35
1981	58.36
1982	53.82
1983	51.68
1984	60.98
1985	55.80
1986	65.87
1987	64.20
1988	54.56
1989	60.78
1990	70.64
1991	58.34
1992	52.86
1993	76.97
1994	72.95
1995	57.92
1996	61.81
1997	70.69
1998	62.08
1999	66.60
2000	62.90
2001	67.40
2002	76.79
2003	64.48
2004	74.00
2005	71.23
2006	55.90
2007	76.65
2008	72.69
2009	76.82
2010	72.75
2011	75.07
2012	66.90
2013	77.68
2014	73.50
2015	80.62

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Lesotho was 59.41 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 61.83 in 2009, while its lowest value was 20.16 in 1976.

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

Year	Value
1972	34.73
1973	44.49
1974	32.22
1975	25.09
1976	20.16
1977	22.76
1978	27.09
1979	29.45
1980	39.15
1981	41.10
1982	36.56
1983	36.80
1984	41.07
1985	35.76
1986	38.76
1987	41.04
1988	35.68
1989	39.98
1990	42.28
1991	44.03
1992	39.86
1993	58.20
1994	54.08
1995	41.99
1996	47.78
1997	50.78
1998	46.25
1999	52.45
2000	47.51
2001	50.85
2002	58.07
2003	49.61
2004	49.23
2005	55.22
2006	37.83
2007	54.81
2008	47.48
2009	61.83
2010	55.60
2011	53.83
2012	47.70
2013	57.97
2014	57.02
2015	59.41

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Lesotho was 69.28 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 69.30 in 2009, while its lowest value was 21.97 in 1970.

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

Year	Value
1970	21.97
1971	31.52
1972	41.38
1973	58.78
1974	39.66
1975	34.12
1976	31.23
1977	34.34
1978	37.32
1979	40.27
1980	48.65
1981	50.68
1982	45.79
1983	44.70
1984	51.66
1985	46.30
1986	52.88
1987	53.23
1988	45.68
1989	50.91
1990	56.80
1991	51.57
1992	46.73
1993	67.96
1994	63.83
1995	49.95
1996	54.98
1997	60.73
1998	54.15
1999	59.67
2000	55.03
2001	58.99
2002	67.23
2003	57.10
2004	61.27
2005	63.12
2006	46.39
2007	65.24
2008	59.37
2009	69.30
2010	63.85
2011	63.90
2012	56.75
2013	67.36
2014	64.86
2015	69.28

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Sub-Topic: Efficiency