School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.6037 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.6037 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt peaked at 0.6037 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.026 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 181st of 205 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, female (years) (years female) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.026 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0274 years | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0314 years | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 years | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0343 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0385 years | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0416 years | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0507 years | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0552 years | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0589 years | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0583 years | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0617 years | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0853 years | +38.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0876 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0944 years | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0984 years | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.104 years | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1143 years | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1259 years | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1305 years | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1346 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1415 years | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1465 years | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1606 years | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1771 years | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1835 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1979 years | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2124 years | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2241 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2364 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2412 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.278 years | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2963 years | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2871 years | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3672 years | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3906 years | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4516 years | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4238 years | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4269 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4131 years | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5103 years | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5251 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5208 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5292 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5519 years | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5766 years | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5113 years | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4393 years | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5407 years | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6037 years | +11.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6037 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 years, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6037 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 years, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +38.2% | 0.0617 years | 0.0853 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0355 years | 0.026 years | 0.0507 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.075 years | 0.0552 years | 0.0984 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1418 years | 0.104 years | 0.1835 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2731 years | 0.1979 years | 0.3906 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4836 years | 0.4131 years | 0.5519 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5343 years | 0.4393 years | 0.6037 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt was 0.6037 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6037 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release