Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.PRM.PRSL.ZS•% of cohort•1970 → 2023•195 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
195
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 64.7%
64.7% – 75.14%
75.14% – 87.61%
87.61% – 93.98%
93.98% – 96.77%
96.77% – 99.08%
> 99.08%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)
195 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)
Countries
195
Median
91.9%
Mean
83.4%
25th pctl
73%
75th pctl
97.7%
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Compare trends
Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJPN | 99.97% | 1998 | |
| SpainESP | 99.94% | 2021 | |
| PolandPOL | 99.91% | 2021 | |
| ItalyITA | 99.9% | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 99.78% | 2021 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 99.75% | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 99.72% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 99.67% | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 99.67% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 99.65% | 2021 | |
| OmanOMN | 99.65% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 99.62% | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 99.61% | 2021 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 99.6% | 2021 | |
| GreeceGRC | 99.55% | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 99.5% | 2021 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 99.47% | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 99.47% | 2021 | |
| AustriaAUT | 99.43% | 2021 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 99.39% | 2021 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 99.37% | 2022 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 99.36% | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 99.34% | 2021 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 99.34% | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 99.33% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 99.31% | 2020 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 99.3% | 2020 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 99.1% | 2018 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 99.07% | 2022 | |
| HungaryHUN | 99.02% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 99.01% | 2022 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 98.97% | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 98.96% | 2016 | |
| FinlandFIN | 98.92% | 2021 | |
| IcelandISL | 98.88% | 2019 | |
| ChileCHL | 98.75% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 98.63% | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 98.59% | 1999 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 98.59% | 2018 | |
| ThailandTHA | 98.5% | 2017 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 98.48% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 98.23% | 2017 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 98.09% | 2020 | |
| FranceFRA | 97.96% | 1999 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 97.92% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 97.88% | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 97.86% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 97.75% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 97.66% | 2020 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 97.39% | 2020 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 97.3% | 2020 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 97.14% | 2019 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 97.04% | 2019 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 96.92% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 96.87% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 96.79% | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 96.74% | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 96.55% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 96.48% | 2012 | |
| BahrainBHR | 96.42% | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 96.34% | 2021 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 96.27% | 2020 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 96.14% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 96.07% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 96.05% | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 95.96% | 2014 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 95.95% | 2016 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 95.72% | 2022 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 95.65% | 2021 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 95.58% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 95.47% | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 95.39% | 2014 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 95.38% | 2022 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 95.33% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 95.19% | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 94.9% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 94.73% | 2021 | |
| LatviaLVA | 94.72% | 2021 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 94.69% | 2022 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 94.63% | 2017 | |
| EcuadorECU | 94.36% | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 94.32% | 1989 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 94.12% | 1984 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 94.01% | 2012 | |
| MonacoMCO | 93.81% | 2020 | |
| UkraineUKR | 93.59% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 93.44% | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 93.12% | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 93.09% | 2016 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 93.04% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 93.01% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 93% | 2014 | |
| LebanonLBN | 92.7% | 2022 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 92.69% | 2016 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 92.68% | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 92.23% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 92.19% | 2011 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 91.94% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 91.33% | 2021 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 91.32% | 2007 | — |
| TongaTON | 91.27% | 2019 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 89.78% | 2018 | |
| DominicaDMA | 89.68% | 2021 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 89.3% | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 89.02% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 88.84% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 88.72% | 2016 | |
| SamoaWSM | 88.58% | 2019 | |
| GhanaGHA | 88.42% | 2021 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 88.38% | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 87.87% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 87.57% | 2019 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 87.31% | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 87.1% | 2020 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 86.89% | 1984 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 86.65% | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 86.63% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 85.74% | 2020 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 85.29% | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 85.22% | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 84.99% | 2021 | |
| BermudaBMU | 84.24% | 2005 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 84.14% | 2017 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 83.45% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 83.2% | 2018 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 82.39% | 2018 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 82.05% | 2019 | |
| LibyaLBY | 81.64% | 1980 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 81.08% | 2014 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 80.62% | 2003 | |
| EritreaERI | 79.98% | 2017 | |
| HondurasHND | 79.88% | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 79.7% | 2019 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 78.57% | 2019 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 78.38% | 2020 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 78.22% | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 77.78% | 1987 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 77.11% | 2020 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 75.57% | 1984 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 74.82% | 2018 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 74.79% | 2009 | |
| IndiaIND | 74.19% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 74.17% | 2018 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 73.88% | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 73.55% | 2016 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 73.29% | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 72.96% | 2017 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 72.68% | 2022 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 72.21% | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 72.07% | 2011 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 71.69% | 2021 | |
| ComorosCOM | 70.9% | 2013 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 70.29% | 2007 | |
| SurinameSUR | 70.14% | 2020 | |
| LesothoLSO | 69.91% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 69.47% | 2012 | |
| RwandaRWA | 67.11% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 66.67% | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 66.41% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 66.2% | 2009 | |
| AndorraAND | 66.08% | 2020 | |
| GuineaGIN | 65.89% | 2013 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 65.84% | 2021 | |
| NauruNRU | 65.37% | 2023 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 65.29% | 2018 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 64.89% | 2016 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 64.84% | 2012 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 64.38% | 2009 | |
| SenegalSEN | 63.48% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 62.61% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 61.85% | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 61.8% | 1982 | — |
| MaliMLI | 61.59% | 2011 | |
| GabonGAB | 59.81% | 2002 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 59.08% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 56.18% | 1997 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 55.49% | 2012 | |
| BeninBEN | 54.13% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 54.07% | 2013 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 50.53% | 2021 | |
| BurundiBDI | 49.7% | 2019 | |
| IraqIRQ | 49.5% | 1999 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 48.41% | 2007 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 46.56% | 2011 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 46.46% | 2016 | |
| NigerNER | 44.63% | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 43.07% | 2019 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 39.91% | 2019 | |
| UgandaUGA | 35.5% | 2016 | |
| HaitiHTI | 32.23% | 1985 | |
| AngolaAGO | 31.87% | 2009 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 31.57% | 2018 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 31.03% | 2022 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 16.42% | 2017 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 16.24% | 1983 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)