Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 97.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
97.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 77 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2021
All-time low
89.7%
in 2005
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt stood at 97.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt peaked at 97.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2005.
That places Egypt 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.5% | — |
| 2005 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.7% | 92.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Egypt was 97.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release