Persistence to grade 5, total in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 99.3%.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 99.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 80.0% | — |
| 1989 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 84.6% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.3% | 80.0% | 80.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 84.6% | 91.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 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 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Late-demographic dividend?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Late-demographic dividend was 99.3% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1988.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.