Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, total
Sri Lanka
97.9%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
61.5%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 97.9% against 61.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 64.6% | 13.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 65.8% | 26.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 65.2% | 28.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 62.5% | 35.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 57.4% | 40.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 62.0% | 35.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 97.9% against 61.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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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About this data
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.