Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male was 98.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
98.0%
World rank
13th
of 41 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2021
All-time low
87.1%
in 2009
Years of data
6
2005–2021
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.8% | — |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 87.1% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 88.1% | 95.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Egypt was 98.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release