Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Egypt is 98.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 62nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.8% | — |
| 1972 | 53.1% | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 56.3% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 58.4% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 61.1% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 62.6% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 55.2% | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 55.9% | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 84.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +4.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -33.3% | 55.2% | 36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.0% | 36.9% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 47.3% | 70.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 84.9% | 88.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 82.0% | 87.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 83.8% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 91.8% | 98.2% | 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, both sexes in Egypt?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Egypt was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release