Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Euro area or Greece?

Greece, at 99.9% against 96.7% in Euro area as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Greece?

33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.

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.

Euro area vs Greece: Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Euro area

96.7%

in 2023

Greece

99.9%

in 2022

Euro area rank

6th

Greece rank

6th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

Euro area
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 99.9% against 96.7% in Euro area, a difference of 3.2%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Euro area ranks 6th and Greece ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1970s	91.7%	95.3%	3.6%	Greece
1980s	93.8%	97.6%	3.8%	Greece
1990s	94.7%	99.1%	4.4%	Greece
2000s	96.3%	96.8%	0.6%	Greece
2010s	96.1%	95.7%	0.4%	Euro area
2020s	96.6%	98.6%	2.0%	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Euro area or Greece?: Greece, at 99.9% against 96.7% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Euro area and Greece?: 3.2%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Greece?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Greece rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?: Euro area ranks 6th and Greece ranks 6th of 45 groups.
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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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: 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.