Egypt vs Euro area: Persistence to last grade of primary, total

Egypt
99.8%
in 2020
Euro area
97.3%
in 2023
Egypt rank
6th
Euro area rank
6th

Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time

  • Egypt
  • Euro area
020406080100197019962023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 99.8% against 97.3% in Euro area, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Euro area ahead.

Egypt ranks 6th and Euro area ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Euro area in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 81.5% 92.6% 11.1% Euro area
1980s 95.4% 94.7% 0.6% Egypt
1990s 99.1% 96.2% 2.9% Egypt
2000s 95.7% 96.8% 1.2% Euro area
2010s 98.0% 97.3% 0.8% Egypt
2020s 99.8% 97.2% 2.5% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, total, Egypt or Euro area?
Egypt, at 99.8% against 97.3% in Euro area as of 2020.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Egypt and Euro area?
2.5%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Euro area?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Euro area rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
Egypt ranks 6th and Euro area ranks 6th of 179 countries.
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.