Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted 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 … location LPIA adjusted 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% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8326 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8153 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8326 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9068 LPIA, 92% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- 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)
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