What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom?

21.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom?

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs United Kingdom: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

IDA & IBRD total

77.8%

in 2023

United Kingdom

99.3%

in 2020

IDA & IBRD total rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

25th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

IDA & IBRD total
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 99.3% against 77.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 21.5%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	80.7%	99.4%	18.7%	United Kingdom
2020s	83.6%	99.3%	15.7%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, IDA & IBRD total or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 99.3% against 77.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom?: 21.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 45 groups.
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.