Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 62.0% against 61.8% in Lesotho as of 2008.

What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2008.

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.

Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Lesotho

61.8%

in 2022

Sao Tome and Principe

62.0%

in 2008

Lesotho rank

139th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

137th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 62.0% against 61.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 139th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 164 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	36.8%	76.6%	39.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	51.8%	64.3%	12.5%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 62.0% against 61.8% in Lesotho as of 2008.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2008.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?: Lesotho ranks 139th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th 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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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.