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

Kyrgyzstan
97.5%
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
60.0%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

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

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

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 95.1% 63.3% 31.9% Kyrgyzstan
2000s 95.4% 61.7% 33.7% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 97.2% 56.1% 41.2% Kyrgyzstan
2020s 97.5% 61.1% 36.4% Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Kyrgyzstan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kyrgyzstan, at 97.5% against 60.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Kyrgyzstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37.5%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 43rd 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.