Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 96.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
96.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
44th
of 75 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2021
All-time low
88.0%
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt stood at 96.1%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt peaked at 97.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.1% | 97.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Egypt was 96.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release