Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Egypt
Egypt: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 99.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Egypt, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2020, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Egypt stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Egypt peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1975.
That places Egypt 16th 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, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 81.8% | — |
| 1976 | 87.4% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.9%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 99.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.6% | 81.8% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 92.2% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 95.8% | 99.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 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, male in Egypt?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Egypt was 99.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, male (% 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.