Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Egypt

Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 101.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
101.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
75th
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.0%
in 2002
All-time low
81.6%
in 1995
Years of data
18
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Egypt, 1995–2019

02550751001995200720191995: 81.6 %1996: 81.7 %1999: 95.5 %2000: 97.5 %2001: 97.7 %2002: 104 %2003: 95.6 %2004: 95 %2009: 87.2 %2010: 89.5 %2011: 91.7 %2012: 91.8 %2013: 92.9 %2014: 93.7 %2016: 98.1 %2017: 98.6 %2018: 98.9 %2019: 101.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 101.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Egypt peaked at 104.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1995.

Egypt ranks 75th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Egypt, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 81.6%
1996 81.7% +0.1%
1999 95.5% +16.9%
2000 97.5% +2.1%
2001 97.7% +0.3%
2002 104.0% +6.5%
2003 95.6% -8.1%
2004 95.0% -0.6%
2009 87.2% -8.3%
2010 89.5% +2.7%
2011 91.7% +2.4%
2012 91.8% +0.1%
2013 92.9% +1.2%
2014 93.7% +0.9%
2016 98.1% +4.7%
2017 98.6% +0.5%
2018 98.9% +0.4%
2019 101.2% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.3% 81.6% 95.5% 3
2000s 96.2% 87.2% 104.0% 6
2010s 95.2% 89.5% 101.2% 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 72 Russia 101.8% compare
  2. 73 Hungary 101.7% compare
  3. 74 Cyprus 101.5% compare
  4. 76 Sri Lanka 100.7% compare
  5. 77 Belize 100.3% compare
  6. 78 Iceland 100.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Egypt?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Egypt was 101.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1995.
How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Egypt ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.