Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) by country
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Countries reporting
149
Highest
100.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0.0%
Türkiye
Median
91.9%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
3,086
What the numbers show
Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0.0% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.9%, and the mean is 84.8%.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 88.4%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
Persistence to grade 5, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Italy | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Japan | 100.0% | 1998 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 99.9% | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 99.9% | 2022 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 7 | Singapore | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Macao | 99.9% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Egypt | 99.7% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 99.7% | 2018 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 99.6% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 99.2% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 99.1% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Indonesia | 99.1% | 2017 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 99.0% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 22 | Montenegro | 99.0% | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 99.0% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 98.9% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 98.9% | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 27 | Andorra | 98.8% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 98.6% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Oman | 98.3% | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 98.2% | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 98.1% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 34 | Georgia | 97.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.7% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 97.6% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 37 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bahrain | 97.3% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 97.3% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Qatar | 96.7% | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 41 | Belize | 96.7% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.6% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 43 | Eswatini | 96.6% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 96.5% | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 45 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 96.4% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 96.2% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96.2% | 2017 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 96.2% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 96.1% | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 95.8% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 95.7% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 95.5% | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 95.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 55 | Barbados | 95.5% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 95.2% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 95.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 58 | Botswana | 95.2% | 2012 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 59 | Seychelles | 95.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 60 | Peru | 94.6% | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 61 | New Caledonia | 94.5% | 1989 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 62 | Fiji | 94.4% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 63 | Morocco | 94.1% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 94.0% | 2014 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 93.9% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 93.9% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 93.8% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Mauritius | 93.7% | 2020 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.6% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 70 | Netherlands | 92.8% | 1984 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 71 | Uruguay | 92.6% | 2021 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 72 | Guyana | 92.5% | 2011 | up 30.1% | flat |
| 73 | Samoa | 92.3% | 2019 | up 18.3% | flat |
| 74 | Maldives | 92.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 91.9% | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 76 | Tonga | 91.2% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 77 | Dominica | 90.9% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 90.8% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 79 | Timor-Leste | 90.5% | 2018 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 90.4% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 81 | Syria | 90.0% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 82 | Cuba | 89.9% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 89.8% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 84 | Namibia | 89.6% | 2017 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 85 | Guatemala | 89.4% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 86 | Malaysia | 88.7% | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88.4% | 2010 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 88 | Libya | 87.3% | 1980 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 87.0% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 90 | Bhutan | 86.8% | 2017 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 91 | Kiribati | 86.8% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 86.6% | 2016 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 93 | Aruba | 86.0% | 2020 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 85.9% | 2018 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 95 | Albania | 85.7% | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 84.1% | 2018 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 83.3% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 82.0% | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 99 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 81.9% | 2019 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 100 | Cambodia | 80.7% | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 101 | Kuwait | 80.3% | 2020 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 102 | Eritrea | 80.2% | 2017 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 79.8% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 104 | Lesotho | 79.7% | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 105 | Jamaica | 79.1% | 2022 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 106 | Kenya | 78.6% | 2004 | — | rising |
| 107 | Yemen | 77.5% | 2012 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 108 | Gambia | 77.0% | 2020 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 109 | Chad | 76.9% | 2017 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 110 | Sudan | 76.2% | 2018 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 111 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 76.0% | 2020 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 112 | Suriname | 75.8% | 2020 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 113 | Zambia | 75.7% | 2012 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 114 | Congo | 75.3% | 2007 | up 88.4% | falling |
| 115 | Senegal | 75.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 116 | Cameroon | 73.8% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 117 | Nepal | 73.7% | 2016 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 118 | Mali | 73.5% | 2011 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 119 | Togo | 72.9% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 72.6% | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 121 | India | 72.5% | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 122 | Rwanda | 72.3% | 2023 | up 51.9% | flat |
| 123 | Myanmar | 72.2% | 2009 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 124 | Panama | 72.2% | 2022 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 125 | Djibouti | 71.5% | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 126 | Nigeria | 70.2% | 2009 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 127 | Malawi | 69.8% | 2018 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 128 | Mauritania | 68.0% | 2016 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 129 | Guinea | 68.0% | 2013 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 130 | Iraq | 67.4% | 1999 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 131 | Bahamas | 67.3% | 2015 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 132 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.3% | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 66.2% | 1997 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 134 | Benin | 62.2% | 2021 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 135 | Pakistan | 61.3% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 136 | Uganda | 60.1% | 2016 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 137 | Gabon | 58.4% | 1995 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 57.2% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 139 | Mozambique | 56.9% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 140 | Burundi | 56.3% | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 52.7% | 2021 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 142 | Niger | 51.9% | 2023 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 48.4% | 2019 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 47.9% | 2007 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 39.4% | 2022 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 146 | Haiti | 34.0% | 1985 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 147 | Madagascar | 29.9% | 2018 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.2% | 1987 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 149 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 93.8%
- Lower middle income 85.4%
- South Asia 72.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 72.5%
- Africa Western and Central 69.8%
About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.