Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Cambodia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 88.5% against 87.8% in Cambodia as of 2010.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Cambodia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sao Tome and Principe?

6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Persistence to grade 5, female

Cambodia

87.8%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

88.5%

in 2010

Cambodia rank

94th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

91st

Persistence to grade 5, female over time

Cambodia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 88.5% against 87.8% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 91st of 149 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.6%	71.3%	6.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	68.6%	88.5%	20.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Cambodia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 88.5% against 87.8% in Cambodia as of 2010.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Cambodia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
How do Cambodia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for persistence to grade 5, female?: Cambodia ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 91st of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)
Unit: % of cohort
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 154 places, 3,087 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.