Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 82.1% against 80.0% in Eritrea as of 2019.

What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

2.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.

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.

Eritrea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Eritrea

80.0%

in 2017

Lao People's Democratic Republic

82.1%

in 2019

Eritrea rank

122nd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

119th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

Eritrea
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 82.1% against 80.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 122nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 119th of 179 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	82.3%	54.4%	27.9%	Eritrea
2000s	73.8%	63.7%	10.0%	Eritrea
2010s	81.7%	74.4%	7.2%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 82.1% against 80.0% in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 2.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: Eritrea ranks 122nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 119th 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.