School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary, male (% net) was 98.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Egypt, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2012, school enrollment, primary, male in Egypt stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Egypt peaked at 98.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 13th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.5% | — |
| 1972 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 93.6% | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 77.5% | 78.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 89.7% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 88.9% | 91.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, primary, male in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Egypt was 98.3% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.