Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Argentina
97.5%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
60.0%
in 2023
Argentina rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 97.5% against 60.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 37.5%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Argentina ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 164 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 61.2% 65.6% 4.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 92.5% 63.2% 29.3% Argentina
2000s 93.1% 61.7% 31.4% Argentina
2010s 94.8% 56.1% 38.8% Argentina
2020s 96.6% 60.8% 35.8% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Argentina, at 97.5% against 60.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37.5%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
Argentina ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, 5,490 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.