Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9999 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9999 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
89th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6422 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt stood at 0.9999 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6422 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Egypt 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6422 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6427 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6438 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6491 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6521 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6627 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6733 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.686 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.699 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7092 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7239 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7377 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7553 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7776 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7978 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8148 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8286 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7977 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8432 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8558 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8457 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8657 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8714 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8563 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8891 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7638 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8805 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9306 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9408 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9514 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.968 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9546 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.961 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.945 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9734 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.993 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6612 GPIA | 0.6422 GPIA | 0.699 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7786 GPIA | 0.7092 GPIA | 0.8432 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8621 GPIA | 0.7638 GPIA | 0.9306 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9591 GPIA | 0.9408 GPIA | 0.9765 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9753 GPIA | 0.945 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9999 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6422 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release