Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) by country
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Countries reporting
164
Highest
100.0%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
9.0%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
91.8%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
5,490
What the numbers show
Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 9.0% in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.8%, and the mean is 82.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 174.0%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 80.2%).
Persistence to last grade of primary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 2 | Oman | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Japan | 100.0% | 1998 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 99.9% | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 99.9% | 2022 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 99.9% | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Singapore | 99.9% | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 99.9% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 99.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 99.6% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | Macau, China | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Czechia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.4% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 99.4% | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | 99.4% | 2021 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 99.0% | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 26 | Korea | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 98.9% | 2018 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 28 | Israel | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Türkiye | 98.8% | 2022 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 30 | Mexico | 98.8% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 98.8% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Finland | 98.7% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 98.7% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 98.6% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 98.3% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Hungary | 98.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Armenia | 98.2% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 39 | Paraguay | 98.1% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 97.9% | 2018 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 97.6% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Argentina | 97.5% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.5% | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 44 | Indonesia | 97.3% | 2017 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 97.3% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 97.2% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Thailand | 97.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 48 | Georgia | 96.7% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 96.7% | 2012 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Tunisia | 96.7% | 2020 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.5% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.4% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 53 | Hong Kong, China | 96.3% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 54 | Romania | 96.2% | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 55 | Bahrain | 96.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 95.9% | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.7% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 58 | Malta | 95.6% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 59 | Belize | 95.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | 95.5% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 61 | Seychelles | 95.0% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 62 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.9% | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 94.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 64 | Republic of Moldova | 94.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 65 | Ecuador | 94.6% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 94.6% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 94.5% | 1989 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 68 | Latvia | 94.3% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | South Africa | 94.0% | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 94.0% | 2014 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 93.9% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 93.8% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 73 | Ukraine | 93.6% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.6% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 93.1% | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritius | 92.9% | 2020 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 77 | Botswana | 92.7% | 2012 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 78 | Fiji | 92.4% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 79 | Morocco | 92.4% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Samoa | 92.3% | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 81 | Netherlands | 92.2% | 1984 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 82 | Algeria | 91.9% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 83 | Philippines | 91.6% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 91.4% | 2021 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 91.2% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 86 | Uruguay | 91.0% | 2021 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 87 | Maldives | 90.6% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 88 | Colombia | 89.8% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 89 | Guyana | 89.8% | 2011 | up 46.0% | flat |
| 90 | Lebanon | 89.8% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Cuba | 88.9% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 92 | Dominica | 88.6% | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 93 | El Salvador | 88.5% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 94 | Kiribati | 86.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 86.0% | 2018 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 96 | Aruba | 86.0% | 2020 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 85.8% | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 98 | Albania | 85.7% | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 99 | Malaysia | 85.5% | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 100 | Guatemala | 85.0% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 101 | Bhutan | 84.6% | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 102 | Libya | 84.4% | 1980 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 84.4% | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 82.5% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 105 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 82.3% | 2016 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 106 | Namibia | 81.3% | 2017 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 107 | Kuwait | 80.3% | 2020 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 108 | Eswatini | 80.2% | 2018 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 109 | Eritrea | 80.2% | 2017 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 79.8% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 78.2% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 77.0% | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 113 | Belgium | 75.7% | 1987 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 114 | Cambodia | 75.3% | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 115 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 74.6% | 2019 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 116 | Kenya | 74.0% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 117 | Nepal | 73.7% | 2016 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 118 | Gambia | 73.5% | 2020 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | 73.1% | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 120 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 72.6% | 2020 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 121 | India | 72.5% | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 122 | Myanmar | 72.2% | 2009 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 123 | Yemen | 71.8% | 2012 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 124 | Chad | 71.5% | 2017 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 125 | Djibouti | 71.5% | 2022 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 126 | Congo | 70.6% | 2007 | up 174.0% | falling |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 70.1% | 2020 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 128 | Sudan | 67.5% | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 129 | Guinea | 66.7% | 2013 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 130 | Panama | 66.5% | 2022 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 131 | Suriname | 65.5% | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 132 | Bahamas | 65.1% | 2012 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 133 | Côte d'Ivoire | 63.8% | 2021 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 134 | Mali | 63.5% | 2011 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 135 | Mauritania | 63.3% | 2016 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 136 | Nigeria | 62.5% | 2009 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.0% | 2008 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 138 | Jamaica | 61.8% | 2022 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 139 | Lesotho | 61.8% | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 140 | Togo | 61.7% | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 141 | Pakistan | 61.3% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 142 | Cameroon | 61.0% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 143 | Rwanda | 60.5% | 2023 | up 99.5% | falling |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 60.0% | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 145 | Senegal | 58.6% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 57.6% | 1997 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 147 | Zambia | 57.3% | 2012 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 148 | Benin | 53.9% | 2021 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 149 | Malawi | 53.5% | 2013 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 51.8% | 1995 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 151 | Iraq | 51.5% | 1999 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 47.3% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 46.9% | 2021 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 154 | Burundi | 45.7% | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 44.7% | 2007 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | 43.5% | 2019 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 157 | Niger | 42.5% | 2023 | down 32.9% | flat |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 39.4% | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 159 | Uganda | 35.3% | 2016 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 160 | Haiti | 30.9% | 1985 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 161 | Madagascar | 29.9% | 2018 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 26.5% | 2022 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 163 | Palestine, State of | 18.7% | 2023 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.0% | 1987 | down 43.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 98.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 98.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 98.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 98.0%
- European Union 97.2%
- Euro area 96.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 95.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 95.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 94.9%
- OECD members 94.4%
- Upper middle income 93.7%
- High income 93.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 93.1%
- North America 87.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 85.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 85.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 84.7%
- IBRD only 84.2%
- Pacific island small states 83.0%
- Arab World 81.3%
- Middle income 80.3%
- Caribbean Small States 78.5%
- World 77.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 76.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 76.4%
- Low & middle income 76.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 76.1%
- Small states 72.7%
- Lower middle income 72.6%
- South Asia 72.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 72.0%
- Other small states 70.8%
- IDA blend 66.6%
- IDA total 62.2%
- Africa Western and Central 60.2%
- IDA only 60.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 60.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 60.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 60.0%
About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.