Persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt
Egypt: Persistence to grade 5, male was 99.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2020, persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt peaked at 99.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 10th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 87.4% | — |
| 1976 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 94.0% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.9% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt?
- Persistence to grade 5, male in Egypt was 99.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for persistence to grade 5, male?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persistence to grade 5, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.