Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Egypt
Egypt: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9512 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9512 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
104th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2005
All-time low
0.9512 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.9512 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Egypt peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9512 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Egypt 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Egypt, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9868 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9692 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9643 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9608 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9574 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9556 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9535 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9512 modelled data | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9512 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9512 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9587 modelled data, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.9692 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9571 modelled data | 0.9512 modelled data | 0.9643 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Egypt?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Egypt was 0.9512 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9512 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Egypt ranks 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release