Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.8105 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt is 0.8105 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt peaked at 0.8105 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5793 LPIA, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 66th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5886 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.5793 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5808 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6578 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6701 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6901 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.686 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7054 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7297 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7244 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7416 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7723 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8001 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7997 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8105 LPIA | +1.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8105 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7127 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8105 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.982 LPIA, 83% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5829 LPIA | 0.5793 LPIA | 0.5886 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7006 LPIA | 0.6578 LPIA | 0.7416 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7957 LPIA | 0.7723 LPIA | 0.8105 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt was 0.8105 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8105 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5793 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Egypt ranks 66th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, 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