Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, South Asia or Turkey?

Turkey, at 99.0% against 73.8% in South Asia as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?

30 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.

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.

South Asia vs Turkey: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

South Asia

73.8%

in 2023

Turkey

99.0%

in 2022

South Asia rank

31st

Turkey rank

28th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

South Asia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 99.0% against 73.8% in South Asia, a difference of 25.2%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Turkey ahead.

South Asia ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	55.2%	96.1%	40.9%	Turkey
1990s	58.9%	93.5%	34.6%	Turkey
2000s	69.4%	96.0%	26.6%	Turkey
2010s	84.4%	95.8%	11.4%	Turkey
2020s	83.6%	99.5%	15.8%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, South Asia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 99.0% against 73.8% in South Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between South Asia and Turkey?: 25.2%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do South Asia and Turkey rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?: South Asia ranks 31st and Turkey 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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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.