Education > School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Countries Compared
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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Norway | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Oman | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Iceland | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Qatar | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Sudan | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Sweden | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Finland | 100 | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Italy | 100 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Ireland | 100 | 2005 | ||
| =1 | Denmark | 100 | 2005 | ||
| =1 | Japan | 100 | 1991 | ||
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 99.99 | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Malta | 99.91 | 2002 | ||
| 17 | Netherlands | 99.76 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Spain | 99.62 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Brunei | 99.47 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Australia | 99.46 | 1991 | ||
| 21 | China | 99.28 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Canada | 99.27 | 1998 | ||
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 99.22 | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Bhutan | 99.17 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Kuwait | 99.06 | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Czech Republic | 98.94 | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Israel | 98.68 | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Greece | 98.26 | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 98.12 | 2007 | ||
| 30 | United States | 98.08 | 2005 | ||
| =31 | Estonia | 97.93 | 2007 | ||
| =31 | Argentina | 97.93 | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Bahrain | 97.7 | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Costa Rica | 97.56 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | France | 97.48 | 1999 | ||
| 36 | Lebanon | 97.45 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Fiji | 97.37 | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Algeria | 97.27 | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97.21 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Georgia | 97.09 | 2007 | ||
| 41 | Bermuda | 97.01 | 2002 | ||
| 42 | Chile | 96.65 | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Seychelles | 96.41 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Tunisia | 96.33 | 2007 | ||
| 45 | Cuba | 96.23 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 96.19 | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Jordan | 95.52 | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Mongolia | 95.43 | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Barbados | 94.95 | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Mexico | 94.75 | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Latvia | 94.72 | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Turkey | 94.47 | 2007 | ||
| 53 | New Zealand | 94.46 | 1992 | ||
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 94.12 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Malaysia | 93.83 | 2006 | ||
| 56 | The Bahamas | 93.19 | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Maldives | 93.16 | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Belize | 93.16 | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Jamaica | 92.68 | 2001 | ||
| 60 | Colombia | 92.51 | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Cape Verde | 92.31 | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.18 | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Tonga | 92.09 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Belgium | 92.02 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Syria | 91.78 | 2001 | ||
| 66 | Samoa | 91.46 | 2000 | ||
| =67 | Dominica | 91.33 | 2007 | ||
| =67 | Monaco | 91.33 | 1992 | ||
| 69 | Namibia | 89.64 | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Indonesia | 89.47 | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Botswana | 89.33 | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Afghanistan | 89.32 | 1993 | ||
| 73 | Tanzania | 89.21 | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Kiribati | 88.41 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Netherlands Antilles | 88.37 | 1999 | ||
| 76 | Aruba | 88.34 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Zambia | 88.18 | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Switzerland | 88.12 | 1996 | ||
| 79 | Panama | 87.92 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Swaziland | 87.9 | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Peru | 87.76 | 2007 | ||
| 82 | Djibouti | 86.92 | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 86.78 | 2006 | |||
| 83 | Venezuela | 86.58 | 2007 | ||
| 84 | Vietnam | 86.47 | 2002 | ||
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 85.41 | 1991 | ||
| 86 | Grenada | 85.36 | 2002 | ||
| 87 | Mali | 85.15 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Kenya | 85.1 | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Paraguay | 84.41 | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Nigeria | 84.23 | 2003 | ||
| 91 | San Marino | 84.09 | 1997 | ||
| 92 | Ecuador | 83.93 | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Liechtenstein | 83.83 | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Mauritania | 83.49 | 2008 | ||
| 95 | South Africa | 83.39 | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Vanuatu | 83.27 | 2006 | ||
| 97 | Bolivia | 83.26 | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 82.61 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Morocco | 82.46 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 82.19 | 2007 | ||
| 101 | El Salvador | 81.59 | 2007 | ||
| 102 | Philippines | 81.35 | 2006 | ||
| 103 | Comoros | 81.23 | 2004 | ||
| 104 | Suriname | 81.17 | 2006 | ||
| 105 | Honduras | 80.34 | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Congo, Republic of the | 80.02 | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Tuvalu | 79.66 | 1993 | ||
| 108 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.83 | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Cayman Islands | 78.17 | 2004 | ||
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 76.68 | 2007 | ||
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.43 | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Iraq | 73.04 | 2004 | ||
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.92 | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Pakistan | 72.36 | 2004 | ||
| 115 | The Gambia | 72.1 | 2007 | ||
| 116 | Senegal | 71.86 | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 71.16 | 2002 | ||
| 118 | Gabon | 70.75 | 2002 | ||
| 119 | Guatemala | 69.77 | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Lesotho | 69.24 | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Benin | 69.05 | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Eritrea | 68.6 | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Burma | 68.56 | 2003 | ||
| 124 | Laos | 67.68 | 2007 | ||
| 125 | Niger | 66.32 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | India | 65.28 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Guyana | 64.99 | 2001 | ||
| 128 | Guinea | 64.95 | 2007 | ||
| 129 | Burundi | 64.89 | 2007 | ||
| 130 | Cambodia | 64.79 | 2007 | ||
| 131 | Ghana | 64.74 | 2002 | ||
| 132 | Nepal | 63.61 | 2007 | ||
| 133 | Cameroon | 63.16 | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Uganda | 59.36 | 2006 | ||
| 135 | Mozambique | 57.95 | 2007 | ||
| 136 | Bangladesh | 57.55 | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 56.04 | 1995 | ||
| 138 | Nicaragua | 55.16 | 2007 | ||
| 139 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 51.43 | 2002 | ||
| 140 | Togo | 50.45 | 2006 | ||
| 141 | Ethiopia | 48.74 | 2007 | ||
| 142 | Rwanda | 48.69 | 2003 | ||
| 143 | Central African Republic | 48 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Madagascar | 43.16 | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Malawi | 42.5 | 2006 | ||
| 146 | Haiti | 34.92 | 1997 | ||
| 147 | Chad | 33.63 | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.31 | 2001 |
