| # | Flag | Country | Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 99.92% | 2014 | |
| 2 | Japan | 99.89% | 2015 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 99.73% | 2016 | |
| 4 | Finland | 99.71% | 2015 | |
| 5 | Israel | 99.67% | 2016 | |
| 6 | Norway | 99.57% | 2016 | |
| 7 | Sweden | 99.52% | 2013 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 99.47% | 2015 | |
| 9 | South Korea | 99.46% | 2015 | |
| 10 | Chile | 99.39% | 2016 | |
| 11 | Uruguay | 99.36% | 2015 | |
| 12 | Estonia | 99.36% | 2015 | |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 99.34% | 2016 | |
| 14 | Spain | 99.29% | 2015 | |
| 15 | Singapore | 99.24% | 2008 | |
| 16 | Italy | 99.22% | 2015 | |
| 17 | Georgia | 99.21% | 2016 | |
| 18 | Slovenia | 99.1% | 2015 | |
| 19 | Andorra | 98.76% | 2016 | |
| 20 | Republic of Ireland | 98.63% | 1994 | |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.61% | 2016 | |
| 22 | Argentina | 98.6% | 2015 | |
| 23 | Kuwait | 98.53% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Canada | 98.34% | 1999 | |
| 25 | Iran | 98.3% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Oman | 98.29% | 2016 | |
| 27 | Poland | 98.22% | 2015 | |
| 28 | Cyprus | 98.17% | 2014 | |
| 29 | Indonesia | 98.07% | 2016 | |
| 30 | Qatar | 98.05% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Macao | 97.94% | 2009 | |
| 32 | Iceland | 97.78% | 2011 | |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 97.77% | 2016 | |
| 34 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 97.7% | 2014 | |
| 35 | Barbados | 97.7% | 2010 | |
| 36 | Jordan | 97.67% | 2010 | |
| 37 | Belgium | 97.41% | 2015 | |
| 38 | Maldives | 97.3% | 2016 | |
| 39 | Morocco | 97.06% | 2016 | |
| 40 | Egypt | 96.93% | 2016 | |
| 41 | Mongolia | 96.92% | 2016 | |
| 42 | Seychelles | 96.82% | 2015 | |
| 43 | Republic of Macedonia | 96.66% | 2013 | |
| 44 | Tunisia | 96.59% | 2014 | |
| 45 | Malaysia | 96.5% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Montenegro | 96.49% | 2016 | |
| 47 | Bahrain | 96.44% | 2016 | |
| 48 | Latvia | 96.4% | 2016 | |
| 49 | Greece | 96.3% | 2015 | |
| 50 | Namibia | 96.25% | 2012 | |
| 51 | Brunei | 96.11% | 2016 | |
| 52 | Cuba | 96.02% | 2016 | |
| 53 | Malta | 95.95% | 2014 | |
| 54 | Mauritius | 95.94% | 2016 | |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.71% | 2015 | |
| 56 | Bolivia | 95.45% | 2016 | |
| 57 | Botswana | 95.15% | 2012 | |
| 58 | San Marino | 94.85% | 2011 | |
| 59 | Jamaica | 94.58% | 2016 | |
| 60 | Peru | 94.56% | 2016 | |
| 61 | New Caledonia | 94.46% | 1989 | |
| 62 | Lebanon | 94.08% | 2016 | |
| 63 | Vietnam | 94.04% | 2014 | |
| 64 | Algeria | 93.78% | 2016 | |
| 65 | Thailand | 93.75% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 93.69% | 2013 | |
| 67 | China | 93.42% | 1996 | |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 93.35% | 2015 | |
| 69 | Samoa | 93.07% | 2016 | |
| 70 | Syria | 92.93% | 2001 | |
| 71 | The Bahamas | 92.91% | 2009 | |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 92.87% | 2013 | |
| 73 | Netherlands | 92.77% | 1984 | |
| 74 | Albania | 92.73% | 2016 | |
| 75 | Belize | 92.67% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Bhutan | 92.57% | 2016 | |
| 77 | Guyana | 92.49% | 2011 | |
| 78 | Aruba | 92.39% | 2013 | |
| 79 | Ecuador | 92.02% | 2015 | |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 91.98% | 2015 | |
| 81 | Fiji | 91.89% | 2015 | |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 91.82% | 2008 | |
| 83 | Swaziland | 91.77% | 2015 | |
| 84 | Tonga | 91.5% | 2005 | |
| 85 | Monaco | 91.24% | 1991 | |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 91.08% | 2016 | |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 90.82% | 2012 | |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.34% | 2009 | |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.89% | 2014 | |
| 90 | Colombia | 89.59% | 2016 | |
| 91 | Dominica | 89.51% | 2014 | |
| 92 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 88.42% | 2010 | |
| 93 | India | 88.29% | 2016 | |
| 94 | Philippines | 87.58% | 2015 | |
| 95 | Libya | 87.27% | 1980 | |
| 96 | Panama | 87.22% | 2013 | |
| 97 | Bermuda | 87.17% | 2010 | |
| 98 | Venezuela | 86.65% | 2016 | |
| 99 | Kiribati | 86.52% | 2005 | |
| 100 | Liberia | 86.25% | 2008 | |
| 101 | Honduras | 85.98% | 2016 | |
| 102 | Ghana | 85.98% | 2017 | |
| 103 | Paraguay | 85.43% | 2011 | |
| 104 | France | 84.83% | 1971 | |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 83.31% | 2016 | |
| 106 | Ivory Coast | 83.05% | 2015 | |
| 107 | East Timor | 82.93% | 2015 | |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 82.15% | 2012 | |
| 109 | Sudan | 82.08% | 2016 | |
| 110 | Guatemala | 81.99% | 2016 | |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 81.46% | 2014 | |
| 112 | Liechtenstein | 81.25% | 2009 | |
| 113 | South Africa | 80.9% | 2015 | |
| 114 | Djibouti | 80.35% | 2012 | |
| 115 | Laos | 79.72% | 2016 | |
| 116 | Niger | 79.32% | 2016 | |
| 117 | Cambodia | 79.14% | 2016 | |
| 118 | Pakistan | 79.03% | 2015 | |
| 119 | Grenada | 78.83% | 2009 | |
| 120 | Kenya | 78.62% | 2004 | |
| 121 | Lesotho | 78.56% | 2015 | |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 78.39% | 2016 | |
| 123 | Gambia | 77.78% | 2015 | |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 77.64% | 2008 | |
| 125 | Yemen | 77.49% | 2012 | |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 77.48% | 2004 | |
| 127 | El Salvador | 77.3% | 2016 | |
| 128 | Myanmar | 76.52% | 2016 | |
| 129 | Zambia | 75.65% | 2012 | |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 75.48% | 2011 | |
| 131 | Mauritania | 75.31% | 2012 | |
| 132 | Republic of the Congo | 75.25% | 2007 | |
| 133 | Tanzania | 75.22% | 2012 | |
| 134 | Senegal | 73.91% | 2016 | |
| 135 | Nepal | 73.69% | 2016 | |
| 136 | Switzerland | 73.52% | 1986 | |
| 137 | Mali | 73.47% | 2011 | |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 73.14% | 2016 | |
| 139 | Eritrea | 71.98% | 2014 | |
| 140 | Comoros | 71.55% | 2013 | |
| 141 | Portugal | 71.14% | 1974 | |
| 142 | Nigeria | 70.22% | 2009 | |
| 143 | Suriname | 69.77% | 2016 | |
| 144 | Guinea | 67.97% | 2013 | |
| 145 | Rwanda | 67.96% | 2016 | |
| 146 | Iraq | 67.45% | 1999 | |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 66.22% | 1997 | |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 65.06% | 2015 | |
| 149 | Togo | 64.07% | 2014 | |
| 150 | Malawi | 63.91% | 2013 | |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 61.95% | 2009 | |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 61.89% | 1980 | |
| 153 | Uganda | 60.08% | 2016 | |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 58.45% | 2016 | |
| 155 | Gabon | 58.41% | 1995 | |
| 156 | Benin | 57.81% | 2015 | |
| 157 | Central African Republic | 57.16% | 2011 | |
| 158 | Cameroon | 54.8% | 2016 | |
| 159 | Angola | 52.58% | 2009 | |
| 160 | Burundi | 51.16% | 2016 | |
| 161 | Mozambique | 51.14% | 2014 | |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 47.94% | 2007 | |
| 163 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 44.72% | 2014 | |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 43.22% | 2014 | |
| 165 | Chad | 37.25% | 2015 | |
| 166 | Madagascar | 34.1% | 2015 | |
| 167 | Haiti | 33.96% | 1985 | |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.2% | 1987 | |
| 169 | Turkey | 0% | 2014 |