Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9911 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt is 0.9911 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt peaked at 0.9911 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.596 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Egypt 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.596 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5991 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6024 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.608 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6048 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6188 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6312 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6406 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6558 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6638 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6817 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6972 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7144 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7338 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7526 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7702 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7853 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7764 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8117 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8275 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8331 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8636 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8549 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8887 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.814 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8801 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9282 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9387 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.948 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9579 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9653 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9797 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9671 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9808 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9791 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9765 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9875 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6174 GPIA | 0.596 GPIA | 0.6558 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7387 GPIA | 0.6638 GPIA | 0.8117 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8621 GPIA | 0.814 GPIA | 0.9282 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9579 GPIA | 0.9387 GPIA | 0.9797 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9784 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9868 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Egypt was 0.9911 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9911 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Egypt ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 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