Denmark vs North America: Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Denmark
99.6%
in 2023
North America
87.2%
in 2023
Denmark rank
13th
North America rank
15th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

  • Denmark
  • North America
020406080100197119972023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 99.6% against 87.2% in North America, a difference of 12.4%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and North America ranks 15th of 164 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark North America Difference Ahead
1990s 99.9% 93.4% 6.5% Denmark
2000s 97.1% 93.7% 3.5% Denmark
2010s 99.4% 93.7% 5.7% Denmark
2020s 99.7% 88.3% 11.4% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Denmark or North America?
Denmark, at 99.6% against 87.2% in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Denmark and North America?
12.4%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Denmark and North America rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
Denmark ranks 13th and North America ranks 15th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs North America: Persistence to last grade of primary, male. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-last-grade-of-primary-male-percent-of-cohort/denmark/north-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-last-grade-of-primary-male-percent-of-cohort/denmark/north-america/">Denmark vs North America: Persistence to last grade of primary, male</a> — Statizoid

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.