Low income vs Tunisia: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Low income
57.6%
in 2023
Tunisia
97.3%
in 2020
Low income rank
45th
Tunisia rank
48th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Low income
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 97.3% against 57.6% in Low income, a difference of 39.7%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.7 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Low income ranks 45th and Tunisia ranks 48th of 45 groups.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 55.8% 70.1% 14.3% Tunisia
1980s 56.7% 78.2% 21.5% Tunisia
1990s 55.6% 83.2% 27.6% Tunisia
2000s 56.7% 93.1% 36.5% Tunisia
2010s 49.5% 93.9% 44.3% Tunisia
2020s 58.6% 97.3% 38.7% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Low income or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 97.3% against 57.6% in Low income as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Low income and Tunisia?
39.7%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Tunisia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Low income and Tunisia rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Low income ranks 45th and Tunisia ranks 48th 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.