Egypt vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, total
Egypt
99.8%
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
98.2%
in 2023
Egypt rank
6th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
4th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total over time
- Egypt
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 99.8% against 98.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 6th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.4% | 93.9% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 99.1% | 96.1% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 97.1% | 1.4% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.8% | 0.7% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 98.5% | 1.2% | 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 99.8% against 98.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, total between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 1.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Egypt ranks 6th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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
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.