Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Guyana or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 92.7% against 92.2% in Guyana as of 2016.

What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?

5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2008.

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.

Guyana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Guyana

92.2%

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

92.7%

in 2016

Guyana rank

93rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

90th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

Guyana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 92.7% against 92.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 93rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th of 179 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	79.8%	69.4%	10.4%	Guyana
2000s	83.5%	68.0%	15.4%	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Guyana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 92.7% against 92.2% in Guyana as of 2016.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2008.
How do Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: Guyana ranks 93rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th 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: 17 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.