Denmark vs Upper middle income: Persistence to last grade of primary, total
Denmark
99.7%
in 2023
Upper middle income
93.9%
in 2022
Denmark rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
12th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time
- Denmark
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 99.7% against 93.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.3% | 72.4% | 23.9% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 75.7% | 23.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 84.1% | 14.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 87.9% | 9.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 89.0% | 10.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 94.1% | 5.6% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Denmark or Upper middle income?
- Denmark, at 99.7% against 93.9% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Denmark and Upper middle income?
- 5.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Upper middle income rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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
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.