Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1988–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2020, persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 99.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 80.6% | — |
| 1989 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 87.6% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.7% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 85.0% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 99.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.