Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Egypt
Egypt: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 13.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 13.13 years for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Egypt peaked at 13.13 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.21 years, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.21 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.43 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.79 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 9.97 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.15 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.51 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.73 years | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.58 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.81 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.74 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.43 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.67 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.91 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.13 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.13 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9 years | 9.21 years | 10.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.88 years | 10.73 years | 11.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.87 years | 11.2 years | 12.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.07 years | 12.91 years | 13.13 years | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Egypt?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Egypt was 13.13 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.13 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 years in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.