Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9967 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.9967 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 0.9967 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6087 GPI, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 121st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.609 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6098 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6115 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6141 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6087 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6199 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6225 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.627 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6392 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6439 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6581 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6684 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6817 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6959 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7169 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7254 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7358 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7384 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7748 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7935 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8062 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9247 GPI | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9423 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9402 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9643 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9629 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9614 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9704 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9707 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9793 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9941 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9967 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.618 GPI | 0.6087 GPI | 0.6392 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7039 GPI | 0.6439 GPI | 0.7748 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7998 GPI | 0.7935 GPI | 0.8062 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9429 GPI | 0.9247 GPI | 0.9643 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9765 GPI | 0.9614 GPI | 0.9967 GPI | 7 |
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9967 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9967 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6087 GPI in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.