East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Egypt: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
95.5%
in 2021
Egypt
99.8%
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
8th
Egypt rank
6th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 99.8% against 95.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 4.3%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 76.9% 95.4% 18.4% Egypt
1990s 88.1% 99.1% 11.0% Egypt
2000s 85.3% 95.7% 10.3% Egypt
2010s 95.0% 98.0% 3.1% Egypt
2020s 95.7% 99.8% 4.1% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Egypt?
Egypt, at 99.8% against 95.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt?
4.3%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt?
15 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% 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, total (% 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
224 places, 6,364 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.