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

Samoa, at 88.6% against 88.4% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.

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.

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

Samoa

88.6%

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

88.4%

in 2023

Samoa rank

103rd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

105th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

Samoa
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 88.6% against 88.4% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 103rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 105th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	87.0%	86.3%	0.7%	Samoa
2000s	87.4%	92.4%	5.0%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	83.3%	94.4%	11.1%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Samoa or Syrian Arab Republic?: Samoa, at 88.6% against 88.4% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Samoa and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syrian Arab Republic?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.
How do Samoa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: Samoa ranks 103rd 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.