Greece: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Greece's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 3.33 percentage points on 2021 (from 96.47% to 99.8%).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2021), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.28 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.2 percentage points in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.95 percentage points in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.52 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Greece had the 3rd highest value of the 20 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Greece in the 2022 ranking

• Italy — 1st of 20: 99.9%
• Singapore — 3rd of 20: 99.52%
• Malta — 4th of 20: 99.46%
• Slovenia — 5th of 20: 99.43%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Albania — 86.65% (2023)
• Andorra — 98.49% (2020)
• Belgium — 99.23% (2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 95.72% (2022)
• Cyprus — 98.07% (2021)
• Czechia — 99.5% (2021)
• Denmark — 99.74% (2023)
• Estonia — 99.47% (2023)
• Finland — 99.62% (2023)
• Georgia — 97.77% (2023)

More education data for Greece

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 578,574 (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 687,813 (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 70,680 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.98 (2020)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Greece's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)?

99.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 4.84 percentage points from 94.96% in 1971. The highest value was 99.85% in 1984 and the lowest 92.1% in 2012.

How does Greece rank?

3rd highest of 20 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) unusual for Greece?

In 2022, Greece's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 3.33 percentage points on 2021 (from 96.47% to 99.8%). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2021), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.28 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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