Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt
Egypt: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4941 GPIA, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5773 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5826 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5872 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6068 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6015 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6138 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.614 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5216 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4941 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6606 GPIA | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6698 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7481 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8847 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9321 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9414 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9538 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9772 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9393 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9834 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9957 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9912 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +33.7% | 0.4941 GPIA | 0.6606 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5777 GPIA | 0.4941 GPIA | 0.614 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6929 GPIA | 0.6606 GPIA | 0.7481 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9084 GPIA | 0.8847 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9701 GPIA | 0.9393 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
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 to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in Egypt was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4941 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- Egypt ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release