Egypt vs North America: Persistence to last grade of primary, male
Egypt
99.5%
in 2020
North America
87.2%
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
North America rank
15th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male over time
- Egypt
- North America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 99.5% against 87.2% in North America, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and North America ranks 15th of 164 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 93.5% | 5.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 93.6% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 93.7% | 4.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 90.3% | 9.2% | 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 North America?
- Egypt, at 99.5% against 87.2% in North America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, male between Egypt and North America?
- 12.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and North America rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 16th and North America ranks 15th 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
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.