Bulgaria vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Bulgaria
99.8%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
98.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
4th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
4th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
020406080100197119972023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 99.8% against 98.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 94.6% 93.8% 0.8% Bulgaria
1990s 91.4% 95.9% 4.4% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 94.1% 96.9% 2.8% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 96.0% 96.7% 0.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 98.5% 98.3% 0.2% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Bulgaria or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 99.8% against 98.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% 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, total (% 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
224 places, 6,364 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.