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

Rank

Country

Value

1Denmark (2005)100
2United Arab Emirates (2006)100
3Sweden (2006)99.99
4Japan (1991)99.97
5Cyprus (2006)99.9
6Finland (2006)99.88
7Hong Kong (2007)99.86
8Spain (2005)99.82
9Brunei Darussalam (2007)99.74
10Macau (2002)99.67
11Norway (2006)99.67
12Italy (2006)99.56
13Kuwait (2006)99.53
14Netherlands (2004)99.38
15Malta (2002)99.32
16Oman (2007)99.31
17Luxembourg (2006)99.2
18Israel (2006)99.15
19Bahrain (2004)98.86
20Mauritius (2007)98.83
21Sri Lanka (2006)98.81
22Australia (1991)98.8
23Jordan (2006)98.78
24Ireland (2005)98.54
25Greece (2006)98.48
26Trinidad and Tobago (2007)98.4
27Andorra (2007)98.3
28Czech Republic (2006)98.22
29Estonia (2006)98.12
30Bahamas (2006)98.11
31North Korea (2006)98.03
32South Korea (2006)98.03
33France (1999)97.96
34Namibia (2006)97.8
35Poland (2006)97.71
36Turkey (2006)97.22
37Saudi Arabia (2007)97.05
38St. Lucia (2007)96.87
39Egypt (2006)96.81
40Canada (1991)96.72
41Qatar (2007)96.53
42Cuba (2007)96.53
43Chile (2006)96.45
44Tunisia (2006)96.42
45Barbados (2007)96.29
46Belgium (2006)96.26
47Costa Rica (2007)96.21
48Argentina (2005)96.03
49Algeria (2007)95.9
50Georgia (2007)95.14
51Fiji (2007)95.03
52United States (2006)94.96
53Mongolia (2007)94.87
54Mexico (2006)94.62
55Botswana (2005)94.56
56Iceland (2006)94.48
57Uruguay (2006)94.44
58Maldives (2007)94.3
59Dominica (2007)94.15
60Sudan (2007)93.86
61Samoa (2000)93.78
62Ivory Coast (2007)93.72
63Belize (2007)93.34
64Bhutan (2005)93.21
65Peru (2006)93.17
66Indonesia (2006)92.79
67Lebanon (2007)92.59
68Syria (2001)92.37
69Vietnam (2005)92.12
70Tonga (2005)92.07
71Malaysia (2005)91.75
72Cape Verde (2007)91.14
73Jamaica (2001)90.29
74Zambia (2007)90.1
75Djibouti (2005)89.87
76Bermuda (2005)89.84
77Ghana (2007)88.63
78Seychelles (2003)88.3
79Aruba (2007)88.19
80San Marino (1991)88.12
81Iran (2002)87.81
82Colombia (2007)87.81
83Solomon Islands (1991)87.8
84Panama (2007)87.4
85Tanzania (2006)87.19
86Middle East & North Africa (2004)86.33
87China (1991)86
88East Asia & Pacific (1991)85.74
89Mali (2007)84.49
90Venezuela (2007)84.34
91Netherlands Antilles (2001)84.19
92Bolivia (2006)83.31
93Kenya (2004)82.89
94Monaco (1991)82.86
95Nigeria (2003)82.85
96Morocco (2007)82.77
97South Africa (2003)82.45
98Vanuatu (2006)82.25
99Paraguay (2005)82.12
100Swaziland (2006)82.12
101St. Kitts and Nevis (2007)82.05
102Kiribati (2003)81.9
103St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2000)81.84
104Iraq (2004)80.58
105Comoros (2004)80.32
106El Salvador (2007)79.78
107Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)79.76
108Suriname (2006)79.75
109Burkina Faso (2007)79.61
110Grenada (2002)79.01
111Sao Tome and Principe (2007)78.73
112Cayman Islands (2004)77.84
113Honduras (2007)77.82
114Republic of the Congo (2007)77.42
115Philippines (2006)76.84
116Sub-Saharan Africa (2003)74.78
117Niger (2007)74.75
118Eritrea (2007)73.28
119Dominican Republic (2007)72.92
120Burma (2006)72.75
121Gambia (2007)71.5
122Senegal (2007)70.94
123Guatemala (2007)70.53
124Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2007)70.32
125Guinea (2007)69.69
126Pakistan (2004)69.68
127Zimbabwe (2002)69.67
128Papua New Guinea (1991)69.35
129Gabon (2002)69.32
130Laos (2007)66.78
131Yemen (2004)66.27
132India (2005)65.79
133South Asia (2005)64.72
134Guyana (2001)64.25
135Cameroon (2007)62.87
136Cambodia (2007)62.08
137Burundi (2007)62.06
138Lesotho (2006)61.78
139Nepal (2007)61.57
140Mozambique (2007)60.41
141Central African Republic (2007)59.47
142Uganda (2006)59.05
143Bangladesh (2005)54.81
144Togo (2006)54.33
145Benin (2004)51.58
146Nicaragua (2007)51.36
147Mauritania (2007)49.38
148Ethiopia (2007)47.11
149Rwanda (2003)45.78
150Malawi (2006)43.38
151Ecuador (2007)42.71
152Madagascar (2007)42.49
153Chad (2005)37.75
154Equatorial Guinea (2001)32.61
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