Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Singapore: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
86.2%
in 2023
Singapore
99.4%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
17th
Singapore rank
18th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 99.4% against 86.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Singapore ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 49.7% 93.2% 43.5% Singapore
1980s 56.5% 91.4% 34.9% Singapore
2000s 83.1% 98.7% 15.6% Singapore
2010s 85.8% 99.4% 13.6% Singapore
2020s 86.2% 99.6% 13.4% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 99.4% against 86.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Singapore?
13.2%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Singapore?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Singapore rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Singapore ranks 18th 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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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.