Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Morocco or Sao Tome and Principe?

Morocco, at 93.0% against 92.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?

14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.

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.

Morocco vs Sao Tome and Principe: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Morocco

93.0%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

92.7%

in 2016

Morocco rank

87th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

90th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

Morocco
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 93.0% against 92.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th of 179 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	75.2%	73.1%	2.1%	Morocco
1990s	69.9%	44.1%	25.8%	Morocco
2000s	77.1%	66.0%	11.1%	Morocco
2010s	95.1%	92.7%	2.4%	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Morocco or Sao Tome and Principe?: Morocco, at 93.0% against 92.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: Morocco ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th 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: 17 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.