Which has higher persistence to grade 5, male, Hong Kong, China or Sweden?

Sweden, at 98.7% against 98.4% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sweden?

20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Sweden: Persistence to grade 5, male

Hong Kong, China

98.4%

in 2023

Sweden

98.7%

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

30th

Sweden rank

28th

Persistence to grade 5, male over time

Hong Kong, China
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 98.7% against 98.4% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 28th of 149 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	97.6%	98.9%	1.3%	Sweden
1980s	98.9%	98.3%	0.7%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	99.4%	99.1%	0.3%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	99.3%	99.0%	0.3%	Hong Kong, China
2020s	89.8%	99.5%	9.7%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, male, Hong Kong, China or Sweden?: Sweden, at 98.7% against 98.4% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, male between Hong Kong, China and Sweden?: 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sweden rank globally for persistence to grade 5, male?: Hong Kong, China ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 28th 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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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: 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.