Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 95.7% against 95.5% in Barbados as of 2022.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

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

Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Persistence to grade 5, total

Barbados

95.5%

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

95.7%

in 2022

Barbados rank

64th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

62nd

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 95.7% against 95.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 62nd of 164 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
2000s	93.3%	73.2%	20.1%	Barbados
2010s	94.5%	80.6%	13.9%	Barbados
2020s	95.7%	95.5%	0.2%	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 95.7% against 95.5% in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?: Barbados ranks 64th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 62nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, total (% 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, total (% 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: 176 places, 3,790 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.