Greece vs Other small states: Persistence to grade 5, total

Greece
99.8%
in 2022
Other small states
94.5%
in 2016
Greece rank
5th
Other small states rank
5th

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

  • Greece
  • Other small states
020406080100197119962022

How they compare

Greece currently reports 99.8% against 94.5% in Other small states, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Other small states's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 5th and Other small states ranks 5th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Other small states Difference Ahead
2000s 97.8% 94.7% 3.1% Greece
2010s 94.8% 90.9% 3.9% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Greece or Other small states?
Greece, at 99.8% against 94.5% in Other small states as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Greece and Other small states?
5.3%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Other small states?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Greece and Other small states rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?
Greece ranks 5th and Other small states ranks 5th 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

Greece vs Other small states: Persistence to grade 5, total. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-grade-5-total-percent-of-cohort/greece/other-small-states/

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/greece/other-small-states/">Greece vs Other small states: 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.