School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9905 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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 0.9905 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 0.9956 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5201 GPI, in 1971.
That places Egypt 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5201 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5312 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5406 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5511 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5393 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5635 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5791 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5815 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5974 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5996 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6208 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6357 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6489 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6612 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6754 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.693 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7051 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7237 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7385 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7764 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8017 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8479 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8554 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.846 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8827 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8796 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.875 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9231 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9347 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9433 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9443 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9479 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.991 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.973 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9889 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9846 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9793 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9956 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9837 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.983 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9866 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9905 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.556 GPI | 0.5201 GPI | 0.5974 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6702 GPI | 0.5996 GPI | 0.7385 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8542 GPI | 0.7764 GPI | 0.9231 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9522 GPI | 0.9347 GPI | 0.991 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.985 GPI | 0.973 GPI | 0.9956 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9905 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9956 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5201 GPI in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.