Egypt, Arab Rep.: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Key figures

Since 1975 it is up 14.88 percentage points from 84.96% in 1975. The World Bank has no value for 28 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2020, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.11 percentage points on 2019 (from 99.73% to 99.84%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2019), the average change was −1.66 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.52 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.03 percentage points in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2020 ranking

• China — 2nd of 9: 99.79%
• Tunisia — 3rd of 9: 98.57%
• Andorra — 4th of 9: 98.49%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 18 values

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 92.68% (2021)
• Bahrain — 97.45% (2023)
• Djibouti — 72.68% (2022)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 96.18% (2022)
• Israel — 98.73% (2023)
• Jordan — 96.04% (2023)
• Lebanon — 95.4% (2022)
• Malta — 99.46% (2022)
• Morocco — 94.48% (2023)
• Oman — 98.46% (2016)

More education data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 15.4 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.71% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.7% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.71% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 11.56 million (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)?

99.84% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 14.88 percentage points from 84.96% in 1975. The highest value was 99.84% in 2020 and the lowest 67.49% in 1977.

Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?

In 2020, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.11 percentage points on 2019 (from 99.73% to 99.84%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2019), the average change was −1.66 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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