Persistence to grade 5, total in Egypt
Egypt: Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total 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, total in Egypt stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Egypt peaked at 99.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1977.
Egypt ranks 4th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 85.0% | — |
| 1976 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 67.5% | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | +44.3% |
| 1999 | 99.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.3% | 67.5% | 85.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 93.5% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.4% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Egypt?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Egypt was 99.8% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1977.
- How does Egypt rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Egypt ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, total (% 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.