Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.782 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt is 0.782 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt peaked at 0.782 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5404 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Egypt 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5404 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.5618 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5659 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6249 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6369 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6462 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.658 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6769 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6825 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6957 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7219 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7424 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7586 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7719 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.782 GPIA | +1.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.782 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.782 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.913 GPIA, 86% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.556 GPIA | 0.5404 GPIA | 0.5659 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6679 GPIA | 0.6249 GPIA | 0.7219 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7637 GPIA | 0.7424 GPIA | 0.782 GPIA | 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 0.782 GPIA 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 0.782 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5404 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Egypt ranks 80th 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 21.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release