social2023

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
82.9% of cohort
Median: 91.3% of cohort
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Japan
100.0% of cohort
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
6.9% of cohort
Top 5 Countries
1Japan100.0% of cohort
2Spain99.9% of cohort
3Italy99.9% of cohort
4Bulgaria99.8% of cohort
5Poland99.8% of cohort
By Region
Europe97.2% of cohort(31 countries)
North America92.8% of cohort(4 countries)
South America92.2% of cohort(7 countries)
Asia87.5% of cohort(26 countries)
Africa78.8% of cohort(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.9% of cohort)High (100.0% of cohort)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 82.9% of cohort)

Europe (31)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (118)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Japan100.0% of cohort
2Spain99.9% of cohort
3Italy99.9% of cohort
4Bulgaria99.8% of cohort
5Poland99.8% of cohort
6Egypt99.8% of cohort
7Slovakia99.7% of cohort
8Croatia99.7% of cohort
9Denmark99.7% of cohort
10Oman99.6% of cohort
11Switzerland99.6% of cohort
12Chile99.6% of cohort
13Greece99.5% of cohort
14Austria99.5% of cohort
15Czech Republic99.5% of cohort
16Turkmenistan99.5% of cohort
17Montenegro99.5% of cohort
18Serbia99.4% of cohort
19Singapore99.4% of cohort
20Estonia99.4% of cohort
21Slovenia99.4% of cohort
22Norway99.3% of cohort
23Azerbaijan99.3% of cohort
24Macao99.3% of cohort
25Portugal99.3% of cohort
26United Kingdom99.3% of cohort
27Finland99.3% of cohort
28Russian Federation99.1% of cohort
29Türkiye99.0% of cohort
30Tajikistan99.0% of cohort
31South Korea98.9% of cohort
32Iceland98.9% of cohort
33Mexico98.9% of cohort
34Lithuania98.6% of cohort
35Canada98.6% of cohort
36Mongolia98.6% of cohort
37Sweden98.6% of cohort
38Thailand98.5% of cohort
39Armenia98.5% of cohort
40Hungary98.3% of cohort
41Indonesia98.2% of cohort
42Israel98.2% of cohort
43Uzbekistan98.1% of cohort
44France98.0% of cohort
45Sri Lanka97.9% of cohort
46Cyprus97.9% of cohort
47Belarus97.9% of cohort
48Kyrgyzstan97.7% of cohort
49Argentina97.6% of cohort
50Tunisia97.3% of cohort
51Kazakhstan97.1% of cohort
52Brunei Darussalam97.0% of cohort
53Georgia96.9% of cohort
54People's Republic of China96.8% of cohort
55Bolivia96.8% of cohort
56Paraguay96.7% of cohort
57San Marino96.6% of cohort
58Germany96.5% of cohort
59Bahrain96.4% of cohort
60Malta96.3% of cohort
61Liechtenstein96.3% of cohort
62Trinidad and Tobago96.1% of cohort
63Romania96.1% of cohort
64Belize96.1% of cohort
65Vietnam96.0% of cohort
66Bosnia and Herzegovina95.7% of cohort
67Hong Kong95.6% of cohort
68Moldova, Republic of95.5% of cohort
69Saint Kitts and Nevis95.4% of cohort
70South Africa95.4% of cohort
71Seychelles95.3% of cohort
72Jordan95.2% of cohort
73Cape Verde94.9% of cohort
74Qatar94.7% of cohort
75Barbados94.7% of cohort
76Latvia94.7% of cohort
77Islamic Republic of Iran94.7% of cohort
78Saint Vincent and the Grenadines94.6% of cohort
79Ecuador94.4% of cohort
80New Caledonia94.3% of cohort
81Costa Rica94.3% of cohort
82Netherlands94.1% of cohort
83Botswana94.0% of cohort
84Monaco93.8% of cohort
85Ukraine93.6% of cohort
86Philippines93.4% of cohort
87Fiji93.1% of cohort
88Peru93.1% of cohort
89The Republic of North Macedonia93.0% of cohort
90Morocco93.0% of cohort
91Kenya93.0% of cohort
92Lebanon92.7% of cohort
93Sao Tome and Principe92.7% of cohort
94Algeria92.7% of cohort
95Dominican Republic92.2% of cohort
96Guyana92.2% of cohort
97Maldives91.9% of cohort
98Colombia91.3% of cohort
99Antigua and Barbuda91.3% of cohort
100Tonga91.3% of cohort
101Timor-Leste89.8% of cohort
102Dominica89.7% of cohort
103El Salvador89.3% of cohort
104Cuba89.0% of cohort
105Uruguay88.8% of cohort
106Bhutan88.7% of cohort
107Samoa88.6% of cohort
108Ghana88.4% of cohort
109Syrian Arab Republic88.4% of cohort
110Kiribati87.9% of cohort
111Zimbabwe87.6% of cohort
112Venezuela87.3% of cohort
113United States of America87.1% of cohort
114Grenada86.9% of cohort
115Albania86.7% of cohort
116Guatemala86.6% of cohort
117Kuwait85.7% of cohort
118Cayman Islands85.3% of cohort
119Malaysia85.2% of cohort
120Aruba85.0% of cohort
121Bermuda84.2% of cohort
122Namibia84.1% of cohort
123Marshall Islands83.4% of cohort
124Eswatini83.2% of cohort
125Saudi Arabia82.4% of cohort
126Lao People's Democratic Republic82.1% of cohort
127Libya81.6% of cohort
128Puerto Rico81.1% of cohort
129Brazil80.6% of cohort
130Eritrea80.0% of cohort
131Honduras79.9% of cohort
132Cambodia79.7% of cohort
133United Republic of Tanzania78.6% of cohort
134Luxembourg78.4% of cohort
135Republic of The Gambia78.2% of cohort
136Belgium77.8% of cohort
137Vanuatu77.1% of cohort
138Afghanistan75.6% of cohort
139Solomon Islands74.8% of cohort
140Myanmar74.8% of cohort
141India74.2% of cohort
142Sudan74.2% of cohort
143United Arab Emirates73.9% of cohort
144Nepal73.5% of cohort
145Democratic Republic of the Congo73.3% of cohort
146Chad73.0% of cohort
147Djibouti72.7% of cohort
148Mauritius72.2% of cohort
149Equatorial Guinea72.1% of cohort
150Tuvalu71.7% of cohort
151Comoros70.9% of cohort
152Republic of the Congo70.3% of cohort
153Suriname70.1% of cohort
154Lesotho69.9% of cohort
155Yemen69.5% of cohort
156Rwanda67.1% of cohort
157Panama66.7% of cohort
158Jamaica66.4% of cohort
159Bangladesh66.2% of cohort
160Andorra66.1% of cohort
161Guinea65.9% of cohort
162Cote d'Ivoire65.8% of cohort
163Nauru65.4% of cohort
164Pakistan65.3% of cohort
165Mauritania64.9% of cohort
166Bahamas64.8% of cohort
167Nigeria64.4% of cohort
168Senegal63.5% of cohort
169Togo62.6% of cohort
170Cameroon61.8% of cohort
171French Polynesia61.8% of cohort
172Mali61.6% of cohort
173Gabon59.8% of cohort
174Saint Lucia59.1% of cohort
175Papua New Guinea56.2% of cohort
176Zambia55.5% of cohort
177Benin54.1% of cohort
178Malawi54.1% of cohort
179Ethiopia50.5% of cohort
180Burundi49.7% of cohort
181Iraq49.5% of cohort
182Nicaragua48.4% of cohort
183Central African Republic46.6% of cohort
184Liberia46.5% of cohort
185Niger44.6% of cohort
186Mozambique43.1% of cohort
187Sierra Leone39.9% of cohort
188Uganda35.5% of cohort
189Haiti32.2% of cohort
190Angola31.9% of cohort
191Madagascar31.6% of cohort
192Burkina Faso31.0% of cohort
193State of Palestine18.6% of cohort
194Guinea-Bissau8.4% of cohort
195Virgin Islands, British6.9% of cohort
Showing 195 of 195 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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