Estonia vs Malta: Persistence to grade 5, total

Estonia
99.5%
in 2023
Malta
99.5%
in 2022
Estonia rank
20th
Malta rank
22nd

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

  • Estonia
  • Malta
020406080100197319982023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.

Estonia ranks 20th and Malta ranks 22nd of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 97.9% 98.0% 0.1% Malta
2000s 98.5% 95.2% 3.3% Estonia
2010s 98.5% 97.0% 1.5% Estonia
2020s 99.7% 96.5% 3.2% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Estonia or Malta?
Estonia, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Estonia and Malta?
0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?
Estonia ranks 20th and Malta ranks 22nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Estonia vs Malta: Persistence to grade 5, total. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-grade-5-total-percent-of-cohort/estonia/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-grade-5-total-percent-of-cohort/estonia/malta/">Estonia vs Malta: Persistence to grade 5, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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.