Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Bulgaria or Poland?

Bulgaria, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Poland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

Bulgaria vs Poland: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Bulgaria

99.8%

in 2023

Poland

99.8%

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

4th

Poland rank

5th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

Bulgaria
Poland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Poland ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	95.7%	96.1%	0.5%	Poland
1980s	95.0%	96.6%	1.5%	Poland
1990s	91.7%	95.9%	4.2%	Poland
2000s	94.1%	98.7%	4.5%	Poland
2010s	96.0%	98.0%	2.0%	Poland
2020s	98.8%	99.8%	1.1%	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Bulgaria or Poland?: Bulgaria, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Bulgaria and Poland?: 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: Bulgaria ranks 4th and Poland ranks 5th 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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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: 03 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.