Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male was 98.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt peaked at 98.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2014.
Egypt ranks 7th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.0% | — |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 93.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 87.9% | 96.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Egypt was 98.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release