Croatia vs Euro area: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Croatia
99.7%
in 2022
Euro area
97.3%
in 2023
Croatia rank
8th
Euro area rank
6th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Croatia
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 99.7% against 97.3% in Euro area, a difference of 2.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 8th and Euro area ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Euro area Difference Ahead
1990s 99.0% 96.1% 2.9% Croatia
2000s 99.2% 96.7% 2.5% Croatia
2010s 98.3% 96.8% 1.4% Croatia
2020s 99.2% 97.2% 2.0% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Croatia or Euro area?
Croatia, at 99.7% against 97.3% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Croatia and Euro area?
2.4%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Euro area?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Croatia and Euro area rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Croatia ranks 8th and Euro area ranks 6th 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.