School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt stood at 8.66 years. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 8.66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.37 years, in 1995.
That places Egypt 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.37 years | — |
| 1996 | 6.81 years | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 7.14 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.08 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.99 years | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 8 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8 years | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.03 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.93 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.05 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.28 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.56 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.66 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.77 years | 6.37 years | 7.14 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.28 years | 7.07 years | 7.99 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.04 years | 7.8 years | 8.28 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.55 years | 8.4 years | 8.66 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 120 Cayman Islands 8.68 years compare
- 121 Bahrain 8.68 years compare
- 122 Canada 8.66 years compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 8.65 years compare
- 125 Iraq 8.62 years compare
- 126 North Macedonia 8.6 years compare
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt was 8.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 years in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release