Colombia vs South Africa: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female

Colombia
95.6%
in 2017
South Africa
95.5%
in 2017
Colombia rank
90th
South Africa rank
91st

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 95.6% against 95.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st of 164 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 69.2% 76.7% 7.5% South Africa
2010s 94.6% 94.7% 0.1% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 95.6% against 95.5% in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female between Colombia and South Africa?
0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
Colombia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,248 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.