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Tonga - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Tonga was 91.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 94.50 in 1983, while its lowest value was 86.61 in 1985.

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
1977	92.85
1978	91.02
1983	94.50
1985	86.61
2000	93.73
2004	91.24
2005	91.58
2019	91.50

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Tonga was 91.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 96.90 in 1983, while its lowest value was 87.39 in 2004.

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

Year	Value
1977	89.91
1978	92.73
1983	96.90
1985	96.14
2000	91.36
2004	87.39
2005	91.50
2019	91.21

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Tonga was 91.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 95.73 in 1983, while its lowest value was 83.98 in 1992.

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

Year	Value
1977	91.27
1978	91.93
1983	95.73
1985	91.37
1992	83.98
2000	92.48
2004	89.05
2005	91.55
2019	91.32

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency