School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.76 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt stood at 11.76 years. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 11.76 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.16 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 91st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.16 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.34 years | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 6.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 6.34 years | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.51 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6.63 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.78 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 7.12 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 7.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 7.45 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 7.72 years | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 7.99 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 8.25 years | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 8.55 years | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 8.87 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 9.04 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.98 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.14 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.41 years | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 8.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.33 years | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 8.77 years | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 9.07 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 9.54 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.71 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.12 years | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 10.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.6 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.01 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.08 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.43 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.76 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.56 years | 6.16 years | 6.98 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.13 years | 7.12 years | 9.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9 years | 8.41 years | 9.54 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.76 years | 9.63 years | 10.12 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 10.28 years | 11.76 years | 9 |
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More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Egypt was 11.76 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.76 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.