Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Kiribati or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 88.4% against 87.9% in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?

7 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

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.

Kiribati vs Syrian Arab Republic: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Kiribati

87.9%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

88.4%

in 2023

Kiribati rank

106th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

105th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

Kiribati
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 88.4% against 87.9% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 106th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 105th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	81.5%	81.2%	0.3%	Kiribati
2000s	74.2%	90.0%	15.9%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	85.8%	83.3%	2.4%	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Kiribati or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 88.4% against 87.9% in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: Kiribati ranks 106th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 105th 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: 03 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.