Egypt vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, male

Egypt
99.5%
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
84.7%
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
18th

Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 99.5% against 84.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 164 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 84.6% 49.7% 34.9% Egypt
1990s 98.8% 75.0% 23.8% Egypt
2000s 95.6% 77.8% 17.9% Egypt
2010s 97.9% 84.3% 13.6% Egypt
2020s 99.5% 85.0% 14.5% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, male, Egypt or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Egypt, at 99.5% against 84.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
14.8%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
Egypt ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% 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
209 places, 5,490 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.