Egypt, Arab Rep.: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Key figures

Since 1975 it is up 17.72 percentage points from 81.8% in 1975. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2020, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 2nd highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2020 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 2nd of 11: 97.5%
• Uzbekistan — 3rd of 11: 97.19%
• Tunisia — 4th of 11: 96.67%

What this measures

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.

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 13 values

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 91.92% (2021)
• Bahrain — 96.12% (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 94.92% (2022)
• Israel — 98.9% (2023)
• Jordan — 94.75% (2023)
• Kuwait — 80.31% (2020)
• Lebanon — 89.78% (2022)
• Malta — 95.64% (2021)
• Morocco — 92.37% (2023)
• Oman

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 last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)?

99.52% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 17.72 percentage points from 81.8% in 1975. The highest value was 99.52% in 2020 and the lowest 81.8% in 1975.

How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?

2nd highest of 11 economies with data for 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRSL.MA.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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