Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8326 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Egypt is 0.8326 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Egypt peaked at 0.8358 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6393 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Egypt 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6393 LPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.8053 LPIA | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8358 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8174 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8326 LPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6393 LPIA | 0.6393 LPIA | 0.6393 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8228 LPIA | 0.8053 LPIA | 0.8358 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 75 El Salvador 0.8681 LPIA compare
- 76 Bangladesh 0.8468 LPIA compare
- 77 Malawi 0.8428 LPIA compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8267 LPIA compare
- 80 Ghana 0.8153 LPIA compare
- 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.812 LPIA compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Egypt?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Egypt was 0.8326 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8358 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6393 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release