Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Egypt
Egypt: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 98.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Egypt, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 98.3% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2012. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Egypt peaked at 98.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.5% | — |
| 1972 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 93.6% | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +6.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 77.5% | 78.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 89.7% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 91.0% | 92.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 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 adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Egypt?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Egypt was 98.3% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2012.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.