Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8479 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 0.8479 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt peaked at 0.8479 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6932 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Egypt 110th out of 134 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 gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6932 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6933 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6935 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7308 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7415 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7469 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7442 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7506 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7719 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7762 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7897 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8013 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.821 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.822 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8402 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8479 GPIA | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8479 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8479 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9571 GPIA, 89% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6933 GPIA | 0.6932 GPIA | 0.6935 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7615 GPIA | 0.7308 GPIA | 0.8013 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8328 GPIA | 0.821 GPIA | 0.8479 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 0.8479 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 0.8479 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6932 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 134 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 13.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release