Persistence to Last Grade of Primary Education
This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.
- Estonia Persistence to Last Grade of Primary Education jumped by 0.2points in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Spain Persistence to Last Grade of Primary Education grew 0.5points year on year attaining 100.03 Percent of Cohort.
- In 2019 Estonia was number 2 in Persistence to Last Grade of Primary Education.
- In 2017 Denmark was number 7 in Persistence to Last Grade of Primary Education reaching 99.77 Percent of Cohort, from 108 in 2016.
Top Countries in Persistence to Last Grade of Primary Education
| # | 131 Countries | Percent of Cohort | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Spain
|
100.03 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Estonia
|
99.98 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Japan
|
99.97 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Turkey
|
99.97 % | 2017 | +0.1 % | NA | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Chile
|
99.88 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
United Kingdom
|
99.84 % | 2017 | +0.1 % | NA | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Denmark
|
99.77 % | 2017 | NA | +0.3 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Italy
|
99.77 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Finland
|
99.73 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Cyprus
|
99.63 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Austria
|
99.62 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Switzerland
|
99.59 % | 2017 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Czech Republic
|
99.57 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
South Korea
|
99.43 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Singapore
|
99.39 % | 2017 | +0.3 % | NA | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Slovenia
|
99.23 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Norway
|
99.21 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Ecuador
|
99.21 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Kazakhstan
|
99.18 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Tajikistan
|
99.15 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Oman
|
99.12 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Montenegro
|
99.10 % | 2017 | +1.1 % | NA | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Egypt
|
99.01 % | 2018 | +2.0 % | NA | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Georgia
|
99.00 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Serbia
|
98.93 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Israel
|
98.92 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Greece
|
98.91 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | NA | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Slovakia
|
98.89 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Ukraine
|
98.84 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +7.7 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Sri Lanka
|
98.77 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Hungary
|
98.69 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Uzbekistan
|
98.59 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Belarus
|
98.55 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Thailand
|
98.50 % | 2017 | +6.7 % | NA | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Kyrgyzstan
|
98.36 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Macedonia
|
98.35 % | 2017 | NA | +0.3 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Poland
|
98.29 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Indonesia
|
98.23 % | 2017 | +0.7 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Lithuania
|
98.03 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Russia
|
97.97 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Mongolia
|
97.77 % | 2017 | +0.5 % | NA | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Liechtenstein
|
97.53 % | 2017 | -0.6 % | NA | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Latvia
|
97.42 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Bolivia
|
96.78 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Bahrain
|
96.78 % | 2018 | -0.5 % | NA | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Cuba
|
96.65 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Croatia
|
96.42 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Palestine
|
96.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Mexico
|
96.39 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Malaysia
|
96.38 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Argentina
|
96.10 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Seychelles
|
95.98 % | 2018 | -0.3 % | NA | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Vietnam
|
95.96 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Iran
|
95.95 % | 2016 | -2.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Belize
|
95.95 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Bulgaria
|
95.93 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Armenia
|
95.44 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
95.39 % | 2014 | NA | +5.3 % | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Jordan
|
95.31 % | 2018 | -0.6 % | NA | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Morocco
|
95.24 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Azerbaijan
|
95.18 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Costa Rica
|
95.11 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Mauritius
|
94.80 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
94.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Malta
|
94.36 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Maldives
|
94.22 % | 2018 | -0.5 % | NA | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Tunisia
|
93.99 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Moldova
|
93.90 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Colombia
|
93.87 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Brunei
|
93.26 % | 2018 | -2.3 % | NA | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Peru
|
93.09 % | 2016 | NA | +4.7 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Kenya
|
93.00 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
92.91 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Philippines
|
92.86 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Jamaica
|
92.84 % | 2018 | -4.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Algeria
|
92.82 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Sao Tome and Principe
|
92.69 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Saint Lucia
|
91.98 % | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Samoa
|
91.24 % | 2019 | -2.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Fiji
|
91.22 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 81 |
#81
Uruguay
|
90.87 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Cape Verde
|
90.68 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 83 |
#83
East Timor
|
89.73 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
South Africa
|
89.70 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Albania
|
89.47 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Dominican Republic
|
89.28 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | NA | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Bhutan
|
88.72 % | 2016 | NA | -1.3 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Kuwait
|
88.54 % | 2018 | -4.5 % | NA | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Suriname
|
87.84 % | 2019 | -2.0 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Qatar
|
87.33 % | 2018 | -10.2 % | NA | View data |
| 91 |
#91
India
|
87.22 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Swaziland
|
85.77 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Lebanon
|
85.09 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | NA | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Tanzania
|
84.93 % | 2018 | -7.6 % | NA | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Gambia
|
84.35 % | 2018 | NA | +1.8 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Laos
|
84.20 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Honduras
|
83.92 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | NA | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Luxembourg
|
82.97 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 99 |
#99
El Salvador
|
81.80 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Ghana
|
81.59 % | 2017 | -4.0 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Venezuela
|
81.36 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Eritrea
|
79.98 % | 2017 | NA | +0.6 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Cambodia
|
79.76 % | 2018 | -4.5 % | NA | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Dominica
|
79.50 % | 2014 | -6.5 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Nepal
|
78.87 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Sudan
|
77.27 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Guatemala
|
76.08 % | 2019 | +5.9 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Myanmar
|
75.36 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Ivory Coast
|
74.25 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Saudi Arabia
|
74.18 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Chad
|
72.96 % | 2017 | +245.6 % | +7.4 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Lesotho
|
70.94 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Andorra
|
68.14 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Pakistan
|
67.85 % | 2019 | +3.3 % | NA | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Rwanda
|
66.03 % | 2019 | -0.9 % | +8.1 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Mauritania
|
64.89 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Senegal
|
60.82 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Solomon Islands
|
60.20 % | 2019 | -1.9 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Burkina Faso
|
58.87 % | 2019 | +5.3 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Cameroon
|
55.65 % | 2019 | -13.0 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Togo
|
54.15 % | 2014 | +2.5 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Tuvalu
|
51.75 % | 2015 | -43.1 % | NA | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Liberia
|
46.46 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
45.26 % | 2014 | NA | -3.8 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Burundi
|
41.99 % | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Mozambique
|
41.81 % | 2018 | +7.4 % | +6.3 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Ethiopia
|
38.25 % | 2014 | NA | +0.8 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Uganda
|
35.50 % | 2016 | NA | -0.9 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Benin
|
33.92 % | 2018 | NA | -8.7 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Madagascar
|
31.57 % | 2018 | NA | -4.7 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Sierra Leone
|
24.16 % | 2017 | -48.6 % | -12.7 % | View data |
Source: World Bank