Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, female, Lesotho or United Arab Emirates?

Lesotho, at 78.8% against 77.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2005.

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.

Lesotho vs United Arab Emirates: Persistence to last grade of primary, female

Lesotho

78.8%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

77.9%

in 2020

Lesotho rank

117th

United Arab Emirates rank

119th

Persistence to last grade of primary, female over time

Lesotho
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 78.8% against 77.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.9%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 119th of 164 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	45.3%	90.2%	45.0%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	58.5%	89.7%	31.3%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	65.1%	88.5%	23.4%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	68.0%	95.6%	27.6%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, female, Lesotho or United Arab Emirates?: Lesotho, at 78.8% against 77.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, female between Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?: 0.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2005.
How do Lesotho and United Arab Emirates rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, female?: Lesotho ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 119th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.