School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.01 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6541 GPI, in 1973.
That places Egypt 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6569 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6553 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6541 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6571 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6577 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6663 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6743 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6852 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6966 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7052 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.718 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.73 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7465 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7681 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7885 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8061 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.819 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7891 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8355 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.85 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8412 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8618 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8687 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8547 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8882 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.763 GPI | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8784 GPI | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9233 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9311 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9406 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9483 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9573 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9678 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9474 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9505 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9581 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9674 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.971 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9548 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9868 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9914 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6671 GPI | 0.6541 GPI | 0.6966 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7706 GPI | 0.7052 GPI | 0.8355 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8588 GPI | 0.763 GPI | 0.9233 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9521 GPI | 0.9311 GPI | 0.9678 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9907 GPI | 0.9548 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6541 GPI in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.