Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Kiribati or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 93.7% against 93.0% in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?

10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.

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.

Kiribati vs Syrian Arab Republic: Persistence to grade 5, female

Kiribati

93.0%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

93.7%

in 2023

Kiribati rank

78th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

75th

Persistence to grade 5, female over time

Kiribati
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 93.7% against 93.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 78th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 75th of 149 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	88.6%	82.9%	5.7%	Kiribati
1980s	85.7%	87.3%	1.5%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	89.6%	90.4%	0.8%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	71.9%	91.8%	19.8%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	86.1%	87.8%	1.7%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Kiribati or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 93.7% against 93.0% in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for persistence to grade 5, female?: Kiribati ranks 78th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 75th 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.