Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female was 97.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt peaked at 97.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2005.
That places Egypt 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.1% | — |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 87.1% | 89.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.1% | 92.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in Egypt was 97.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release