Lower middle income vs Norway: Persistence to grade 5, total
Lower middle income
86.1%
in 2015
Norway
99.7%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
8th
Norway rank
9th
Persistence to grade 5, total over time
- Lower middle income
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 99.7% against 86.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 8th and Norway ranks 9th of 12 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.6% | 98.6% | 56.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 99.8% | 31.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 99.3% | 34.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 99.7% | 16.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Lower middle income or Norway?
- Norway, at 99.7% against 86.1% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Lower middle income and Norway?
- 13.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Norway?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do Lower middle income and Norway rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th and Norway ranks 9th of 12 groups.
- 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.