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South Africa - 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 South Africa was 99.34 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.34 in 2018, while its lowest value was 56.33 in 1999.

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
1990	72.90
1998	72.45
1999	56.33
2001	84.32
2002	82.32
2003	79.13
2015	90.25
2017	92.21
2018	99.34

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in South Africa was 93.97 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 93.97 in 2018, while its lowest value was 58.57 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1990	63.18
1998	67.48
1999	58.57
2001	76.14
2002	75.34
2003	74.98
2015	70.62
2017	87.32
2018	93.97

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in South Africa was 96.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 96.60 in 2018, while its lowest value was 57.45 in 1999.

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

Year	Value
1990	67.95
1998	69.92
1999	57.45
2001	80.07
2002	78.70
2003	76.99
2015	79.70
2017	89.70
2018	96.60

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency