Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) - Efficiency - Education - World Development Indicators

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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.
Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) - Efficiency - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Denmark (2005)100
2Iceland (2005)100
3Macau (2002)100
4Ireland (2005)100
5Luxembourg (2006)100
6Qatar (2007)100
7Italy (2006)100
8Japan (1991)100
9Oman (2007)100
10Sweden (2006)100
11Sudan (2007)100
12United Arab Emirates (2006)99.99
13Bahamas (2006)99.96
14Netherlands (2004)99.91
15Malta (2002)99.91
16Cyprus (2006)99.79
17Finland (2006)99.76
18Hong Kong (2007)99.72
19Spain (2005)99.62
20Brunei Darussalam (2007)99.47
21Australia (1991)99.46
22Norway (2006)99.32
23St. Lucia (2007)99.22
24Sri Lanka (2006)99.15
25Israel (2005)99.06
26Kuwait (2006)99.06
27Namibia (2006)98.64
28Czech Republic (2006)98.54
29Canada (1991)98.47
30Greece (2006)98.26
31United States (2005)98.08
32South Korea (2006)97.96
33North Korea (2006)97.96
34Estonia (2006)97.86
35Bahrain (2004)97.7
36Mauritius (2007)97.64
37Costa Rica (2007)97.56
38France (1999)97.48
39Algeria (2007)97.27
40Andorra (2007)97.2
41Georgia (2007)97.09
42Cuba (2007)97.09
43Belgium (2006)97.07
44Bermuda (2002)97.01
45Argentina (2005)96.71
46Chile (2006)96.65
47Egypt (2005)96.55
48Tunisia (2006)96.41
49Uruguay (2006)96.19
50Jordan (2004)95.52
51Mexico (2006)95.47
52Mongolia (2007)95.43
53Bhutan (2005)95.13
54Barbados (2005)94.95
55Botswana (2005)94.86
56Lebanon (2007)94.72
57Turkey (2006)94.28
58Saudi Arabia (2007)94.12
59Indonesia (2006)93.66
60Peru (2006)93.29
61Belize (2007)93.16
62Maldives (2007)93.16
63Jamaica (2001)92.68
64Colombia (2006)92.51
65Cape Verde (2007)92.31
66Trinidad and Tobago (2004)92.18
67Tonga (2005)92.09
68Malaysia (2005)91.93
69Syria (2001)91.78
70Samoa (2000)91.46
71Dominica (2007)91.33
72Seychelles (2003)90.47
73Tanzania (2006)89.21
74Kiribati (2003)88.41
75Netherlands Antilles (1999)88.37
76Aruba (2007)88.34
77Zambia (2007)88.18
78Panama (2007)87.92
79Swaziland (2006)87.9
80Iran (2002)87.45
81Djibouti (2005)86.92
82Fiji (2005)86.7
83Venezuela (2007)86.58
84Vietnam (2002)86.47
85Middle East & North Africa (2003)85.68
86Solomon Islands (1991)85.41
87Grenada (2002)85.36
88Nigeria (2003)84.23
89South Africa (2003)83.39
90Vanuatu (2006)83.27
91Bolivia (2006)83.26
92Morocco (2007)82.46
93Paraguay (2005)82.45
94St. Kitts and Nevis (2007)82.19
95El Salvador (2007)81.59
96Burkina Faso (2007)81.48
97Philippines (2006)81.35
98Mali (2007)81.34
99Comoros (2004)81.23
100Suriname (2006)81.17
101Honduras (2007)80.34
102Republic of the Congo (2007)80.02
103Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)78.83
104East Asia & Pacific (1991)78.49
105China (1991)78.3
106Cayman Islands (2004)78.17
107Dominican Republic (2007)76.68
108Niger (2007)75.67
109Sao Tome and Principe (2007)75.43
110Sub-Saharan Africa (2003)75.05
111Monaco (1991)74.46
112Kenya (2007)73.8
113Iraq (2004)73.04
114Ivory Coast (2006)72.92
115Pakistan (2004)72.36
116Gambia (2007)72.1
117Senegal (2007)71.86
118Zimbabwe (2002)71.16
119Gabon (2002)70.75
120Guatemala (2007)69.77
121Lesotho (2006)69.24
122Eritrea (2007)68.6
123Burma (2003)68.56
124Papua New Guinea (1991)68.25
125Laos (2007)67.68
126Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2001)65.59
127India (2005)65.28
128Guyana (2001)64.99
129Burundi (2007)64.96
130Guinea (2007)64.95
131Cambodia (2007)64.79
132Ghana (2002)64.74
133Yemen (2004)64.68
134South Asia (2005)64.62
135Nepal (2007)63.61
136Cameroon (2007)63.16
137Uganda (2006)59.36
138Mozambique (2007)57.95
139Bangladesh (2005)57.55
140Central African Republic (2007)57.33
141Nicaragua (2007)55.16
142Mauritania (2007)51.22
143Togo (2006)50.45
144Benin (2004)49.69
145Ethiopia (2007)48.74
146Rwanda (2003)48.69
147Madagascar (2007)43.16
148Malawi (2006)42.5
149Ecuador (2007)39.06
150Chad (2005)33.63
151Equatorial Guinea (2001)31.31
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