School enrollment, primary (% net) in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary (% net) was 97.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 97.0% for school enrollment, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Egypt peaked at 98.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 43rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% net) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.0% | — |
| 1972 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% net) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.6% | 66.9% | 87.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.7% | 65.0% | 66.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 89.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 86.6% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 93.5% | 98.5% | 7 |
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 in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary in Egypt was 97.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Egypt ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 (% 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.