ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Norway: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
97.3%
in 2021
Norway
99.3%
in 2021
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
23rd
Norway rank
21st

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Norway
020406080100197119962021

How they compare

Norway currently reports 99.3% against 97.3% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 2.0%.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 21st of 220 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 81.9% 99.1% 17.1% Norway
1990s 89.0% 99.1% 10.1% Norway
2000s 89.5% 99.2% 9.7% Norway
2010s 91.6% 99.2% 7.6% Norway
2020s 97.4% 99.3% 1.9% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Norway?
Norway, at 99.3% against 97.3% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2021.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Norway?
2.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Norway?
30 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Norway rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 21st of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). 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 the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 14,827 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release