Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 96.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 96.3% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1981.
That places Egypt 92nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.5% | 58.2% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 69.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 78.2% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.6% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt was 96.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release