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

Mali, at 63.5% against 62.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali 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.

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

Mali

63.5%

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

62.0%

in 2008

Mali rank

134th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

137th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

Mali
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Mali currently reports 63.5% against 62.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mali ranks 134th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 164 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.9%	76.6%	38.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	79.6%	64.3%	15.3%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?: Mali, at 63.5% against 62.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.5%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2008.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?: Mali ranks 134th 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.