Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 95.5% against 95.4% in Costa Rica as of 2016.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?

8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

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.

Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Persistence to grade 5, total

Costa Rica

95.4%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

95.5%

in 2016

Costa Rica rank

66th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

63rd

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 95.5% against 95.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd of 164 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92.2%	75.0%	17.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	94.3%	90.6%	3.8%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 95.5% against 95.4% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?: Costa Rica ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd 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.