How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

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.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Paraguay: Persistence to grade 5, total

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

97.5%

in 2023

Paraguay

97.6%

in 2023

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

43rd

Paraguay rank

41st

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 97.6% against 97.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 41st of 164 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	87.6%	85.5%	2.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	91.5%	85.3%	6.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	97.7%	97.5%	0.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 97.6% against 97.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?: 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 41st 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.