Persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Persistence to grade 5, total was 89.1% in 1994. ▲ Rising

Latest (1994)
89.1%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
89.1%
in 1994
All-time low
81.1%
in 1988
Years of data
7
1988–1994

Persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income, 1988–1994

0204060801988199119941988: 81.1 % of cohort1989: 81.3 % of cohort1990: 84.6 % of cohort1991: 85.7 % of cohort1992: 87 % of cohort1993: 87.5 % of cohort1994: 89.1 % of cohort

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 89.1% for persistence to grade 5, total in 1994. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Upper middle income, 1988 to 1994.
Year % of cohort Change
1988 81.1%
1989 81.3% +0.2%
1990 84.6% +4.1%
1991 85.7% +1.3%
1992 87.0% +1.4%
1993 87.5% +0.6%
1994 89.1% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 81.2% 81.1% 81.3% 2
1990s 86.8% 84.6% 89.1% 5

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 4 Egypt 99.8% compare
  2. 5 Greece 99.8% compare
  3. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8%
  4. 7 China 99.8% compare
  5. 8 Denmark 99.7% compare
  6. 9 Norway 99.7% compare
  7. 10 Chile 99.7% compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More education data for Upper middle income

All data for Upper middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income?
Persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income was 89.1% in 1994, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 1994.
What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1988.
How does Upper middle income rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 1994.
Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/persistence-to-grade-5-total-percent-of-cohort/upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/persistence-to-grade-5-total-percent-of-cohort/upper-middle-income/">Persistence to grade 5, total in Upper middle income</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 3,790 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.