Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt
Egypt: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 37.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1999.
That places Egypt 157th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.7% | 20.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 26.7% | 35.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 31.8% | 37.8% | 4 |
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Egypt was 37.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1999.
- How does Egypt rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release