Greece vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Persistence to last grade of primary, female

Greece
99.2%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
80.1%
in 2023
Greece rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

Persistence to last grade of primary, female over time

  • Greece
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
020406080100197119972023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 99.2% against 80.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 164 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 95.0% 75.4% 19.7% Greece
1980s 98.0% 78.7% 19.4% Greece
1990s 99.6% 81.5% 18.0% Greece
2000s 98.4% 74.6% 23.8% Greece
2010s 95.6% 77.5% 18.1% Greece
2020s 98.1% 80.9% 17.1% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, female, Greece or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Greece, at 99.2% against 80.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, female between Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
19.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
Greece ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% 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
209 places, 5,491 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.