Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 100.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Egypt, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 100.0% for persistence to last grade of primary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Egypt peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1975.
That places Egypt 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 75.0% | — |
| 1976 | 78.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +26.5% | 78.6% | 99.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.8% | 75.0% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 94.2% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 last grade of primary, female in Egypt?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Egypt was 100.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.