Bulgaria vs OECD members: Persistence to last grade of primary, male
Bulgaria
99.9%
in 2023
OECD members
94.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
10th
OECD members rank
11th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time
- Bulgaria
- OECD members
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 99.9% against 94.4% in OECD members, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.8% | 88.8% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 93.2% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.9% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 94.7% | 4.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Bulgaria or OECD members?
- Bulgaria, at 99.9% against 94.4% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Bulgaria and OECD members?
- 5.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and OECD members?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and OECD members rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 11th 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
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.