| # | Flag | Country | Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 99.98% | 2015 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 99.94% | 2014 | |
| 3 | Chile | 99.9% | 2016 | |
| 4 | Finland | 99.9% | 2015 | |
| 5 | Montenegro | 99.77% | 2016 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 99.71% | 2013 | |
| 7 | Uruguay | 99.68% | 2015 | |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 99.61% | 2016 | |
| 9 | Aruba | 99.61% | 2013 | |
| 10 | Austria | 99.59% | 2015 | |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 99.56% | 2015 | |
| 12 | Slovenia | 99.5% | 2015 | |
| 13 | South Korea | 99.39% | 2015 | |
| 14 | Spain | 99.36% | 2015 | |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 99.35% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Italy | 99.26% | 2015 | |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 99.15% | 2016 | |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 99.14% | 2016 | |
| 19 | Estonia | 99.04% | 2015 | |
| 20 | Iceland | 98.97% | 2011 | |
| 21 | Indonesia | 98.96% | 2016 | |
| 22 | Canada | 98.87% | 1999 | |
| 23 | Georgia | 98.86% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Singapore | 98.82% | 2008 | |
| 25 | Jordan | 98.82% | 2010 | |
| 26 | Norway | 98.8% | 2016 | |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 98.77% | 2017 | |
| 28 | Slovakia | 98.6% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Macao | 98.54% | 2008 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 98.51% | 2015 | |
| 31 | Malta | 98.48% | 2014 | |
| 32 | Hungary | 98.47% | 2015 | |
| 33 | Oman | 98.47% | 2016 | |
| 34 | Ukraine | 98.44% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 98.39% | 2016 | |
| 36 | Serbia | 98.37% | 2016 | |
| 37 | Poland | 98.29% | 2015 | |
| 38 | Vietnam | 98.12% | 2014 | |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.08% | 2016 | |
| 40 | San Marino | 98.06% | 2011 | |
| 41 | Mexico | 97.93% | 2016 | |
| 42 | Argentina | 97.91% | 2015 | |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.79% | 2016 | |
| 44 | Bahrain | 97.77% | 2016 | |
| 45 | Israel | 97.71% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Barbados | 97.71% | 2003 | |
| 47 | Croatia | 97.7% | 2015 | |
| 48 | Mongolia | 97.66% | 2016 | |
| 49 | Russia | 97.61% | 2015 | |
| 50 | Belarus | 97.61% | 2016 | |
| 51 | Seychelles | 97.35% | 2015 | |
| 52 | Lebanon | 97.33% | 2016 | |
| 53 | Malaysia | 97.31% | 2016 | |
| 54 | Latvia | 97.31% | 2016 | |
| 55 | Egypt | 97.04% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Cyprus | 97.01% | 2014 | |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 96.61% | 2015 | |
| 58 | Germany | 96.26% | 2012 | |
| 59 | Netherlands | 96.07% | 1984 | |
| 60 | Republic of Macedonia | 96.06% | 2013 | |
| 61 | Algeria | 95.98% | 2016 | |
| 62 | Cuba | 95.76% | 2016 | |
| 63 | Greece | 95.69% | 2015 | |
| 64 | Bolivia | 95.61% | 2016 | |
| 65 | Mauritius | 95.55% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Belize | 95.42% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Morocco | 95.4% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Botswana | 95.39% | 2012 | |
| 69 | Qatar | 95.31% | 2016 | |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 94.94% | 2016 | |
| 71 | Guyana | 94.72% | 2011 | |
| 72 | Bermuda | 94.71% | 2002 | |
| 73 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 94.5% | 2014 | |
| 74 | Romania | 94.28% | 2011 | |
| 75 | Moldova | 94.27% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Iran | 94.22% | 2016 | |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 94.17% | 1989 | |
| 78 | Colombia | 93.98% | 2016 | |
| 79 | China | 93.74% | 1996 | |
| 80 | Tunisia | 93.7% | 2014 | |
| 81 | Albania | 93.68% | 2016 | |
| 82 | Jamaica | 93.64% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Ecuador | 93.6% | 2012 | |
| 84 | Syria | 93.43% | 2011 | |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 93.41% | 2015 | |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 93.17% | 2012 | |
| 87 | Peru | 93.11% | 2016 | |
| 88 | Bhutan | 93.1% | 2016 | |
| 89 | Armenia | 93.03% | 2016 | |
| 90 | Fiji | 92.53% | 2015 | |
| 91 | Brunei | 92.3% | 2016 | |
| 92 | Namibia | 92.18% | 2012 | |
| 93 | Thailand | 92.14% | 2016 | |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.05% | 2009 | |
| 95 | Tonga | 91.37% | 2005 | |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.06% | 2015 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 91.01% | 2015 | |
| 98 | Philippines | 90.55% | 2015 | |
| 99 | South Africa | 90.25% | 2015 | |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 89.81% | 2007 | |
| 101 | Maldives | 89.46% | 2016 | |
| 102 | France | 89.06% | 1971 | |
| 103 | Turkey | 87.73% | 2014 | |
| 104 | The Bahamas | 87.72% | 2009 | |
| 105 | India | 87.15% | 2016 | |
| 106 | Panama | 86.9% | 2013 | |
| 107 | Kuwait | 86.09% | 2016 | |
| 108 | Kiribati | 86.07% | 2003 | |
| 109 | Paraguay | 85.91% | 2011 | |
| 110 | Swaziland | 84.66% | 2015 | |
| 111 | Honduras | 84.65% | 2016 | |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 84.13% | 2013 | |
| 113 | Venezuela | 83.68% | 2016 | |
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 83.62% | 2014 | |
| 115 | Samoa | 82.74% | 2016 | |
| 116 | Laos | 82.57% | 2016 | |
| 117 | East Timor | 82.39% | 2015 | |
| 118 | Ghana | 82.38% | 2017 | |
| 119 | Ivory Coast | 80.9% | 2015 | |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 80.86% | 2016 | |
| 121 | Lesotho | 80.62% | 2015 | |
| 122 | Belgium | 79.88% | 1987 | |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | 79.53% | 2008 | |
| 124 | Guatemala | 79.24% | 2016 | |
| 125 | Cambodia | 78.79% | 2016 | |
| 126 | Libya | 78.6% | 1980 | |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 78.42% | 2012 | |
| 128 | Liechtenstein | 78.08% | 2009 | |
| 129 | Comoros | 78.03% | 2013 | |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 77.65% | 1977 | |
| 131 | Dominica | 77.44% | 2014 | |
| 132 | Gambia | 77.05% | 2015 | |
| 133 | Sudan | 76.79% | 2016 | |
| 134 | El Salvador | 76.63% | 2016 | |
| 135 | Suriname | 75.4% | 2016 | |
| 136 | Pakistan | 75.1% | 2015 | |
| 137 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 74.78% | 2008 | |
| 138 | Eritrea | 74.41% | 2014 | |
| 139 | Myanmar | 74.06% | 2016 | |
| 140 | Monaco | 73.58% | 1991 | |
| 141 | Nepal | 73.41% | 2016 | |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 72.13% | 2016 | |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.06% | 2011 | |
| 144 | Kenya | 71.4% | 2003 | |
| 145 | Tanzania | 71.37% | 2012 | |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 70.99% | 2016 | |
| 147 | Djibouti | 70.78% | 2012 | |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 70.64% | 2009 | |
| 149 | Republic of the Congo | 70.54% | 2007 | |
| 150 | Andorra | 70.15% | 2016 | |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 69.26% | 2008 | |
| 152 | Portugal | 67.33% | 1974 | |
| 153 | Yemen | 66.7% | 2012 | |
| 154 | Senegal | 66.68% | 2016 | |
| 155 | Nigeria | 66.58% | 2009 | |
| 156 | Niger | 65.66% | 2013 | |
| 157 | Guinea | 65% | 2013 | |
| 158 | Mauritania | 63.36% | 2012 | |
| 159 | Rwanda | 63.04% | 2016 | |
| 160 | Liberia | 61.92% | 2008 | |
| 161 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 60.51% | 2014 | |
| 162 | Mali | 59.42% | 2011 | |
| 163 | Switzerland | 55.01% | 1986 | |
| 164 | Malawi | 54.63% | 2013 | |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 54.46% | 1997 | |
| 166 | Gabon | 53.81% | 1995 | |
| 167 | Zambia | 53.76% | 2012 | |
| 168 | Togo | 53.01% | 2014 | |
| 169 | Nicaragua | 52.49% | 2007 | |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 49.21% | 2015 | |
| 171 | Iraq | 47.19% | 1999 | |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 47.07% | 2016 | |
| 173 | Benin | 46.34% | 2015 | |
| 174 | Burundi | 46.01% | 2016 | |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 45.35% | 2011 | |
| 176 | Brazil | 41.61% | 1973 | |
| 177 | Cameroon | 41.26% | 2016 | |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 39.29% | 2014 | |
| 179 | Madagascar | 36.1% | 2015 | |
| 180 | Uganda | 35.73% | 2016 | |
| 181 | Haiti | 33.86% | 1985 | |
| 182 | Mozambique | 32.16% | 2014 | |
| 183 | Angola | 26.86% | 2009 | |
| 184 | Chad | 26.12% | 2015 | |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.47% | 1987 |