Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific, 1988–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific is 99.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 99.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 82.1% | — |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 86.2% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.2% | 82.1% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 86.2% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 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 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in East Asia & Pacific was 99.2% in 2019, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1988.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.