Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Indonesia
98.2%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
61.5%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Indonesia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 98.2% against 61.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.7%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Indonesia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 56.7% 63.9% 7.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 75.7% 65.8% 9.9% Indonesia
1990s 82.4% 64.6% 17.7% 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?
Indonesia, at 98.2% against 61.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36.7%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Indonesia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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.