Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female was 102.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt, 1986–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt stood at 102.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 105.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 1986.
Egypt ranks 82nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 80.2% | — |
| 1997 | 81.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 100.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 100.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 101.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 101.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 102.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 103.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 102.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 105.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 102.4% | -2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 102.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105.1%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 102.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101.7%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 81.5% | 84.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 88.1% | 100.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 100.4% | 105.3% | 8 |
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 intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Egypt was 102.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 105.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.