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 0.9% 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 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Egypt peaked at 1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 121st of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.7% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 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 0.9% 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 1.7% 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 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Egypt ranks 121st out of 183 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 50.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release