What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Central African Republic and Niger?

0.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?

15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.

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.

Central African Republic vs Niger: Persistence to grade 5, female

Central African Republic

56.0%

in 2011

Niger

55.4%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

140th

Niger rank

142nd

Persistence to grade 5, female over time

Central African Republic
Niger

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 56.0% against 55.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 140th and Niger ranks 142nd of 149 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	44.5%	61.9%	17.4%	Niger
1980s	36.1%	72.4%	36.3%	Niger
1990s	27.3%	73.1%	45.8%	Niger
2000s	49.3%	64.0%	14.7%	Niger
2010s	53.7%	66.1%	12.4%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Central African Republic or Niger?: Central African Republic, at 56.0% against 55.4% in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Central African Republic and Niger?: 0.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Central African Republic and Niger rank globally for persistence to grade 5, female?: Central African Republic ranks 140th and Niger ranks 142nd 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.