Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 93.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income, 1973–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2022, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income stood at 93.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income peaked at 94.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 1974.
That places Upper middle income 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 70.3% | — |
| 1974 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 71.6% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 74.6% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.5% | 69.9% | 74.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 73.6% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 80.2% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 81.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 80.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.9% | 94.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Upper middle income was 93.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 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.