Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 63.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt stood at 63.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt peaked at 63.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 108th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 40.3% | — |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +4.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 63.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 63.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.5%, 77% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.5% | 40.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 44.6% | 56.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 59.5% | 63.5% | 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 63.5% 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 63.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Egypt ranks 108th out of 136 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 38.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release