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Zimbabwe - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Zimbabwe was 95.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 95.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 61.36 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/)

Year	Value
1983	76.05
1998	78.36
2001	61.36
2002	71.16
2012	84.71
2015	89.91
2016	90.29
2017	92.09
2018	94.45
2019	95.10

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Zimbabwe was 90.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 90.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 58.37 in 2001.

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

Year	Value
1983	79.00
1998	76.79
2001	58.37
2002	68.23
2012	82.15
2015	86.39
2016	86.42
2017	88.65
2018	90.74
2019	90.84

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Zimbabwe was 92.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 92.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 59.83 in 2001.

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

Year	Value
1983	77.56
1998	77.56
2001	59.83
2002	69.67
2012	83.41
2015	88.11
2016	88.31
2017	90.34
2018	92.57
2019	92.93

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency