Egypt vs South Asia: Persistence to grade 5, female

Egypt
100.0%
in 2020
South Asia
76.0%
in 2023
Egypt rank
1st
South Asia rank
3rd

Persistence to grade 5, female over time

  • Egypt
  • South Asia
406080100197319982023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 100.0% against 76.0% in South Asia, a difference of 24.0%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 3rd of 149 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 99.5% 60.5% 39.0% Egypt
2000s 97.2% 61.4% 35.9% Egypt
2010s 98.9% 93.2% 5.7% Egypt
2020s 100.0% 99.9% 0.1% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Egypt or South Asia?
Egypt, at 100.0% against 76.0% in South Asia as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Egypt and South Asia?
24.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for persistence to grade 5, female?
Egypt ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 3rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Egypt vs South Asia: Persistence to grade 5, female. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-grade-5-female-percent-of-cohort/egypt-arab-rep/south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/persistence-to-grade-5-female-percent-of-cohort/egypt-arab-rep/south-asia/">Egypt vs South Asia: Persistence to grade 5, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 3,087 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.