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

Key figures

Over five years it is down 1.64 percentage points from 98.19% in 2018. Since 1971 it is down 0.22 percentage points from 96.77% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 35 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, San Marino's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2022 (from 96.51% to 96.55%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.55 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.89 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2023, San Marino had the 18th highest value of the 44 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 San Marino in the 2023 ranking

• Bolivia — 15th of 44: 97.53%
• Bahrain — 16th of 44: 97.45%
• Belize — 17th of 44: 97.16%
• Jordan — 19th of 44: 96.04%
• Latvia — 20th of 44: 95.97%
• Seychelles — 21st of 44: 95.88%

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 18 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 San Marino

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1,388 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 93.53% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 245 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 94.83% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.33% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

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

96.55% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 0.22 percentage points from 96.77% in 1971. The highest value was 100% in 1982 and the lowest 85.45% in 1992.

How does San Marino rank?

18th highest of 44 economies with data for 2023.

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

In 2023, San Marino's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2022 (from 96.51% to 96.55%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2022), the average change was +0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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