Share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt
Egypt: Share of children who have completed primary school was 96.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt is 96.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 92nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 58.2% | — |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 60.8% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 62.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 66.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 96.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 96.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.5% | 58.2% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 69.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 78.2% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.6% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.3% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Egypt was 96.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.