Greece vs Upper middle income: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Greece
99.5%
in 2022
Upper middle income
93.9%
in 2022
Greece rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
12th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Greece
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 99.5% against 93.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 95.5% 72.5% 22.9% Greece
1980s 97.8% 75.4% 22.4% Greece
1990s 99.3% 81.5% 17.8% Greece
2000s 97.6% 83.3% 14.3% Greece
2010s 95.7% 89.6% 6.1% Greece
2020s 98.3% 94.0% 4.3% 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 Upper middle income?
Greece, at 99.5% against 93.9% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Greece and Upper middle income?
5.6%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Upper middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Greece and Upper middle income rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Greece ranks 13th 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

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.