Inequality in education in Egypt
Egypt: Inequality in education was 0.3694 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Egypt is 0.3694, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Egypt peaked at 0.409 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3694, in 2014.
That places Egypt 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3797 | 0.3694 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3694 | 0.3694 | 0.3694 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 28 Togo 0.3773 compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 0.3741 compare
- 30 Haiti 0.3734 compare
- 32 India 0.3688 compare
- 33 Bangladesh 0.3525 compare
- 34 Central African Republic 0.352 compare
More education data for Egypt
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 483,053 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Egypt?
- Inequality in education in Egypt was 0.3694 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.409 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3694 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for inequality in education?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.