Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9843 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt is 0.9843 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 0.9843 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8707 GPI, in 1996.
That places Egypt 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8943 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 0.8707 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9271 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9443 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9566 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9676 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9642 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9467 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9362 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9827 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9715 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9587 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9777 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9586 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9597 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9843 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8974 GPI | 0.8707 GPI | 0.9271 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9559 GPI | 0.9443 GPI | 0.9676 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9666 GPI | 0.9362 GPI | 0.9843 GPI | 9 |
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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, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9843 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8707 GPI in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, upper secondary, 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.