Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 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 10.06 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.