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

United Arab Emirates, at 80.9% against 78.4% in Jamaica as of 2018.

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

2.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.

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.

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

Jamaica

78.4%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

80.9%

in 2018

Jamaica rank

120th

United Arab Emirates rank

117th

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

Jamaica
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 80.9% against 78.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 120th and United Arab Emirates ranks 117th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	88.2%	91.0%	2.9%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	94.6%	95.9%	1.3%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	88.0%	95.4%	7.4%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	94.5%	80.9%	13.6%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Jamaica or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 80.9% against 78.4% in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?: 2.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?: Jamaica ranks 120th 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.