Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Panama or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 70.1% against 66.5% in Panama as of 2020.

What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Panama and United Arab Emirates?

3.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Arab Emirates?

14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2005.

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.

Panama vs United Arab Emirates: Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Panama

66.5%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

70.1%

in 2020

Panama rank

130th

United Arab Emirates rank

127th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

Panama
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 70.1% against 66.5% in Panama, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Panama ranks 130th and United Arab Emirates ranks 127th of 164 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	74.0%	88.9%	14.9%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	76.2%	85.3%	9.0%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	89.8%	89.9%	0.0%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	84.6%	94.8%	10.2%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Panama or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 70.1% against 66.5% in Panama as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Panama and United Arab Emirates?: 3.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Arab Emirates?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2005.
How do Panama and United Arab Emirates rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?: Panama ranks 130th and United Arab Emirates ranks 127th 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.