Finland vs Poland: Persistence to grade 5, total
Finland
99.6%
in 2023
Poland
99.6%
in 2018
Finland rank
13th
Poland rank
14th
Persistence to grade 5, total over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 99.6% against 99.6% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 13th and Poland ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.5% | 96.7% | 0.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 97.1% | 2.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.3% | 1.4% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Finland or Poland?
- Finland, at 99.6% against 99.6% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Finland and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Finland ranks 13th and Poland ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.