El Salvador vs Timor-Leste: Persistence to grade 5, male

El Salvador
90.4%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
90.5%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
80th
Timor-Leste rank
79th

Persistence to grade 5, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 90.5% against 90.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 80th and Timor-Leste ranks 79th of 149 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 83.9% 72.0% 11.9% El Salvador
2010s 82.9% 82.1% 0.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, male, El Salvador or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 90.5% against 90.4% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, male between El Salvador and Timor-Leste?
0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Timor-Leste?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Timor-Leste rank globally for persistence to grade 5, male?
El Salvador ranks 80th and Timor-Leste ranks 79th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Persistence to grade 5, male (% 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, 3,086 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.