Greece vs OECD members: Persistence to last grade of primary, total
Greece
99.5%
in 2022
OECD members
94.1%
in 2023
Greece rank
13th
OECD members rank
11th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time
- Greece
- OECD members
How they compare
Greece currently reports 99.5% against 94.1% in OECD members, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 84.3% | 10.8% | Greece |
| 1980s | 97.8% | 88.0% | 9.8% | Greece |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 90.5% | 8.8% | Greece |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 93.7% | 3.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.6% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 94.4% | 3.9% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Greece or OECD members?
- Greece, at 99.5% against 94.1% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Greece and OECD members?
- 5.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Greece ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 11th 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.