What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Switzerland and United Kingdom?

0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?

5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.

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.

Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Switzerland

99.4%

in 2021

United Kingdom

99.4%

in 2020

Switzerland rank

22nd

United Kingdom rank

20th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

Switzerland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 164 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	99.6%	99.9%	0.4%	United Kingdom
2020s	99.3%	99.4%	0.1%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Switzerland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Switzerland and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?: Switzerland ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 20th 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.