Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 98.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Egypt is 98.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Egypt peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.3% | — |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 65.3% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 67.9% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 71.7% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 75.8% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 77.7% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 79.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 86.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 90.5% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 85.1% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 91.9% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.6% | 64.3% | 70.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 71.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 83.0% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 85.6% | 90.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 87.1% | 98.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 80 Sri Lanka 99.1% compare
- 81 Afghanistan 98.8% compare
- 82 Belize 98.8% compare
- 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.4% compare
- 85 Samoa 98.1% compare
- 86 Timor-Leste 98.1% compare
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, male in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Egypt was 98.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Egypt ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.