Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Egypt
Egypt: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 94.37 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
94.37
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
57th
of 62 countries
All-time high
94.37
in 2019
All-time low
69.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Egypt, 1990–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 94.37 for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Egypt peaked at 94.37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.6, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 57th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.6 | — |
| 1991 | 70.55 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 71.4 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 72.04 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.59 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 73.18 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 73.79 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 74.55 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.53 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 76.77 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 78.22 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 79.79 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 82.78 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 84.18 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 85.38 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 86.44 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.36 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.2 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.93 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.59 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.21 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.81 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.41 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.02 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.56 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.05 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.54 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.96 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.37 | +0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 94.37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.52, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 94.37 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.06, 98% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73 | 69.6 | 76.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.26 | 78.22 | 88.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.15 | 89.59 | 94.37 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Egypt?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Egypt was 94.37 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 62 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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