School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.03 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3733 GPI, in 1971.
That places Egypt 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3733 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3805 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4048 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4124 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.421 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4405 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4144 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4218 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4456 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4584 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4788 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4859 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4957 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.49 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5235 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.447 GPI | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4219 GPI | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5161 GPI | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5366 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5537 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6123 GPI | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7993 GPI | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8249 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8746 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8133 GPI | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8452 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8818 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7648 GPI | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9342 GPI | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9003 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9195 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9146 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9031 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9046 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.908 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9756 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9674 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.985 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9949 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPI | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4127 GPI | 0.3733 GPI | 0.4456 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4854 GPI | 0.4219 GPI | 0.5366 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.583 GPI | 0.5537 GPI | 0.6123 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8487 GPI | 0.7648 GPI | 0.9342 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9608 GPI | 0.9031 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPI | 0.985 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 131 Russian Federation 1.07 GPI compare
- 132 India 1.07 GPI compare
- 133 Greece 1.07 GPI compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 1.03 GPI compare
- 136 Pakistan 1.03 GPI compare
- 137 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt was 1.03 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3733 GPI in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.