Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, total
Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time
- Indonesia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 98.2% against 61.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.7%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Indonesia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.7% | 63.9% | 7.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 65.8% | 9.9% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 64.6% | 17.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 60.9% | 24.8% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 57.2% | 32.5% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Indonesia, at 98.2% against 61.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36.7%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Indonesia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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.