Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Egypt
Egypt: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 96.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 96.71 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.61, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 152nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.77 | — |
| 1972 | 70.85 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 71.53 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 69.11 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 70.34 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 69.48 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 68.56 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 68.02 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 67.61 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 68.36 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 68.38 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 69.46 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 71.53 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 73.68 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 75.81 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 77.77 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 80.1 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 82.69 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 83.76 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 85.94 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 88.25 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 80.55 | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 81.36 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 90.48 | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 83.93 | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 92.57 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 92.38 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 91.28 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 90.19 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 89.1 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 88.59 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.99 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.3 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.38 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.01 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.01 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.52 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.87 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.21 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.95 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.47 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 91.86 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 91.58 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.19 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 89.65 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.11 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.65 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.69 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 94.25 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 95.64 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 97 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 89.51 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 95.92 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 96.71 | +0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 96.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 96.71 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.63, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.47 | 67.61 | 71.53 | 9 |
| 1980s | 75.15 | 68.36 | 83.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.69 | 80.55 | 92.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7 | 88.59 | 91.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.84 | 87.47 | 94.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.96 | 89.51 | 97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 149 Belarus 96.82 compare
- 150 Central African Republic 96.81 compare
- 151 Saint Lucia 96.78 compare
- 153 New Zealand 96.69 compare
- 154 Belize 96.48 compare
- 155 Ireland 96.48 compare
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Egypt?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Egypt was 96.71 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.61 in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.