Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states
Other small states: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 73.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2023, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states stood at 73.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states peaked at 74.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1975.
That places Other small states 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.7% | — |
| 1971 | 60.2% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 62.2% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 64.5% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 59.6% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 58.3% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 66.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 69.2% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.7% | 58.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 64.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 66.1% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 68.1% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 70.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 73.4% | 73.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Other small states was 73.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1975.
- How does Other small states rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Other small states ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.