School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6059 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6059 years
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
189th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6059 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.0247 years
in 1971
Years of data
50
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Egypt stood at 0.6059 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 0.6059 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0247 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 189th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0247 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0267 years | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0305 years | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0329 years | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0329 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0375 years | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0411 years | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0488 years | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0542 years | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0577 years | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0572 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0611 years | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.085 years | +39.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0875 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0945 years | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0988 years | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1044 years | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1144 years | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1264 years | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1312 years | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1358 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1426 years | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1482 years | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1625 years | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1791 years | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1863 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2012 years | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2164 years | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2289 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2411 years | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2463 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2843 years | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3039 years | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2955 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3773 years | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4025 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4901 years | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4348 years | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4373 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4224 years | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.518 years | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5328 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5276 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5345 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5561 years | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5801 years | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5148 years | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4419 years | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5426 years | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6059 years | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0344 years | 0.0247 years | 0.0488 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0745 years | 0.0542 years | 0.0988 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1431 years | 0.1044 years | 0.1863 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2797 years | 0.2012 years | 0.4025 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4948 years | 0.4224 years | 0.5561 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5371 years | 0.4419 years | 0.6059 years | 5 |
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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, both sexes in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Egypt was 0.6059 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6059 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 189th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release