Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Egypt
Egypt: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Egypt stood at 98.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Egypt peaked at 98.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.0% | — |
| 1972 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.7% | 65.0% | 66.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 89.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.7% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.6% | 98.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
- 42 Peru 98.5% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.5% compare
- 45 Barbados 98.4% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 98.4% compare
- 47 Slovenia 98.3% compare
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 in Egypt?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Egypt was 98.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.