Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female was 0.7558 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
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Egypt stood at 0.7558 LPIA.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Egypt peaked at 0.7727 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4866 LPIA, in 2006.
Egypt ranks 82nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4866 LPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.7142 LPIA | +46.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7727 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7357 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7558 LPIA | +2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7558 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7604 LPIA, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7558 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8655 LPIA, 87% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4866 LPIA | 0.4866 LPIA | 0.4866 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.7446 LPIA | 0.7142 LPIA | 0.7727 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 0.7558 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 0.7727 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4866 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Egypt ranks 82nd 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release