Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt is 0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt peaked at 2.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2% | — |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Egypt ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release