Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 99.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt is 99.7%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 99.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 1977.
That places Egypt 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 90.9% | — |
| 1976 | 89.3% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 84.7% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 98.9% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.3% | 84.7% | 90.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 95.7% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 3 |
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Egypt was 99.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 1977.
- How does Egypt rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.