Lower middle income vs Türkiye: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Lower middle income
74.5%
in 2023
Türkiye
99.0%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
30th
Türkiye rank
28th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 99.0% against 74.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.5%.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 61.1% 96.1% 35.0% Türkiye
1990s 64.3% 93.5% 29.2% Türkiye
2000s 69.8% 96.0% 26.2% Türkiye
2010s 79.3% 95.8% 16.5% Türkiye
2020s 79.4% 99.5% 20.1% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Lower middle income or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 99.0% against 74.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Lower middle income and Türkiye?
24.5%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Türkiye?
30 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Lower middle income and Türkiye rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Lower middle income ranks 30th and Türkiye ranks 28th 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.