Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9974 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.9974 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Egypt peaked at 0.9974 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8008 GPIA, in 1996.
Egypt ranks 102nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8859 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8008 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9267 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9364 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9459 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.924 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9554 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.965 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9822 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9751 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.961 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9802 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9922 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8711 GPIA | 0.8008 GPIA | 0.9267 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9515 GPIA | 0.924 GPIA | 0.9822 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9802 GPIA | 0.961 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9948 GPIA | 0.9922 GPIA | 0.9974 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Egypt was 0.9974 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9974 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8008 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Egypt ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release