The Gambia - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in The Gambia was 88.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 90.23 in 2018, while its lowest value was 58.81 in 2001.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 85.38
1982 66.17
1984 70.14
1985 63.62
1993 84.72
1995 83.13
1996 79.08
1999 66.22
2000 75.01
2001 58.81
2003 79.92
2004 69.75
2005 67.85
2007 72.14
2010 70.06
2011 86.00
2012 75.50
2013 82.81
2014 83.03
2015 80.52
2018 90.23
2019 88.73

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in The Gambia was 80.51 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 89.73 in 1971, while its lowest value was 64.83 in 2010.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 89.73
1982 76.03
1984 84.03
1985 64.97
1993 77.44
1995 77.39
1996 77.52
1999 65.46
2000 71.32
2001 65.20
2003 76.97
2004 67.04
2005 67.59
2007 70.91
2010 64.83
2011 85.69
2012 77.64
2013 77.32
2014 78.71
2015 77.78
2018 83.73
2019 80.51

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in The Gambia was 84.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 88.05 in 1971, while its lowest value was 62.07 in 2001.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 88.05
1982 72.53
1984 78.18
1985 64.43
1988 74.23
1992 85.03
1993 80.45
1995 79.82
1996 78.21
1999 65.80
2000 73.00
2001 62.07
2002 78.48
2003 78.41
2004 68.41
2005 67.74
2007 71.54
2010 67.41
2011 85.85
2012 76.53
2013 80.07
2014 80.90
2015 79.18
2018 87.00
2019 84.71

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency