Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Eritrea or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 80.9% against 80.0% in Eritrea as of 2018.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Eritrea and United Arab Emirates?

0.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and United Arab Emirates?

10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2005.

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.

Eritrea vs United Arab Emirates: Persistence to grade 5, total

Eritrea

80.0%

in 2017

United Arab Emirates

80.9%

in 2018

Eritrea rank

118th

United Arab Emirates rank

117th

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

Eritrea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 80.9% against 80.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Eritrea ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 117th of 164 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.9%	90.7%	9.8%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	75.2%	95.6%	20.4%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Eritrea or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 80.9% against 80.0% in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Eritrea and United Arab Emirates?: 0.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and United Arab Emirates?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2005.
How do Eritrea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?: Eritrea ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 117th 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.