School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.993 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.993 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
135th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
0.8568 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
50
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.993 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8568 GPIA, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 135th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.05 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9933 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9925 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9895 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9828 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9774 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9709 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9684 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9647 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9595 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9608 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9577 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9524 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9456 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9491 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9439 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8568 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9516 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9545 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9715 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9931 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.993 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9936 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9848 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.9439 GPIA | 0.9684 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.8568 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 132 Sri Lanka 0.9935 GPIA compare
- 133 Switzerland 0.9933 GPIA compare
- 134 Ireland 0.9931 GPIA compare
- 136 Lithuania 0.9925 GPIA compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 0.9924 GPIA compare
- 138 San Marino 0.992 GPIA compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt was 0.993 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8568 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 135th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release