Persistence to last grade of primary (% of cohort) by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
99.9%
Türkiye
Lowest
28.6%
Chad
Median
94.2%
Years covered
29
1990–2018
Data points
750
What the numbers show
Persistence to last grade of primary (% of cohort) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Türkiye; the lowest is 28.6% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.2%, and the mean is 86.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 55.2%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 39.1%).
Persistence to last grade of primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 99.9% | 2016 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 99.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 99.8% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 99.8% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 99.6% | 2013 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Austria | 99.6% | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 99.5% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Korea | 99.5% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 99.4% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 99.4% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 99.4% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 99.3% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 99.2% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 99.1% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 99.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 99.0% | 2017 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 98.9% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Cyprus | 98.8% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 21 | Ukraine | 98.7% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Mexico | 98.7% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 98.6% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 98.6% | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 25 | Israel | 98.6% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 98.4% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 98.4% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Belarus | 98.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Indonesia | 98.2% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Oman | 98.1% | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.1% | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 97.4% | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Bahrain | 97.2% | 2017 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 97.2% | 2015 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Croatia | 97.0% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Jamaica | 96.7% | 2017 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 96.4% | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 38 | Cuba | 96.4% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Algeria | 96.3% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 40 | Mauritius | 96.2% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Viet Nam | 96.0% | 2014 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.0% | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 43 | Belize | 95.8% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.6% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94.6% | 2017 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 94.5% | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 47 | Armenia | 94.4% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 94.4% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 94.3% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 94.2% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 94.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.9% | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 93.9% | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 93.8% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 93.3% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 93.1% | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 93.0% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 58 | Kuwait | 92.8% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 59 | Albania | 92.4% | 2017 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 60 | Colombia | 92.2% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 92.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | India | 91.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 90.1% | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Uruguay | 88.6% | 2016 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 65 | Panama | 86.0% | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Samoa | 85.6% | 2017 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 85.5% | 2017 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 68 | Guatemala | 85.0% | 2017 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 69 | Eswatini | 84.4% | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 83.5% | 2017 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 83.3% | 2017 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 72 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 83.0% | 2016 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 73 | Timor-Leste | 83.0% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Honduras | 82.7% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82.2% | 2017 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 76 | Ghana | 81.6% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 77 | Eritrea | 80.0% | 2017 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 78 | Dominica | 79.5% | 2014 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 79.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Sudan | 75.2% | 2016 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 81 | Gambia | 75.1% | 2015 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 82 | Nepal | 73.5% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.3% | 2016 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 70.4% | 2017 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 85 | Lesotho | 69.3% | 2015 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 68.8% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Niger | 64.4% | 2013 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 60.3% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 58.3% | 2017 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 90 | Rwanda | 55.2% | 2017 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 91 | Malawi | 54.1% | 2013 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 92 | Togo | 52.8% | 2013 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 93 | Benin | 47.5% | 2015 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 94 | Burundi | 43.8% | 2017 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 95 | Mozambique | 38.9% | 2017 | up 44.4% | flat |
| 96 | Cameroon | 38.0% | 2017 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 97 | Uganda | 35.5% | 2016 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 98 | Madagascar | 35.1% | 2015 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 99 | Chad | 28.6% | 2015 | down 39.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.