Egypt vs UIS: South and West Asia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Egypt
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
UIS: South and West Asia
1.27 GPIA
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
UIS: South and West Asia rank
13th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Egypt
  • UIS: South and West Asia
0.511.52201220182024

How they compare

UIS: South and West Asia currently reports 1.27 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Egypt, a difference of 0.25 GPIA.

That makes UIS: South and West Asia's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, UIS: South and West Asia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 13th and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 13th of 183 countries.

UIS: South and West Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt UIS: South and West Asia Difference Ahead
2010s 0.6493 GPIA 1.21 GPIA 0.556 GPIA UIS: South and West Asia
2020s 0.8466 GPIA 1.66 GPIA 0.8142 GPIA UIS: South and West Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Egypt or UIS: South and West Asia?
UIS: South and West Asia, at 1.27 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Egypt and UIS: South and West Asia?
0.25 GPIA, with UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and UIS: South and West Asia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Egypt and UIS: South and West Asia rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Egypt ranks 13th and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release