Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Egypt
Egypt: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Egypt stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Egypt peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 61st 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, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 71.5% | — |
| 1972 | 66.7% | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 70.5% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 72.2% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 75.9% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 71.9% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 48.8% | -32.1% |
| 1980 | 56.6% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 66.4% | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 80.1% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 89.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +4.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | -32.1% | 71.9% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.3% | 48.8% | 78.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 56.6% | 80.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 90.0% | 91.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 82.7% | 89.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 84.1% | 88.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 91.5% | 97.9% | 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, male in Egypt?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Egypt was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release