El Salvador vs Uruguay: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

El Salvador
89.3%
in 2023
Uruguay
88.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
99th
Uruguay rank
101st

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 89.3% against 88.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 36.6% 84.0% 47.3% Uruguay
1980s 41.8% 92.9% 51.1% Uruguay
1990s 57.9% 93.7% 35.8% Uruguay
2000s 71.9% 92.0% 20.1% Uruguay
2010s 80.9% 97.1% 16.3% Uruguay
2020s 90.3% 93.2% 2.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, El Salvador or Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 89.3% against 88.8% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between El Salvador and Uruguay?
0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
El Salvador ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 101st 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.