School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.33 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt is 13.33 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 13.33 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.52 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 93rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.52 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.74 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 6.91 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 6.87 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 7.12 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 7.32 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 7.56 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 7.7 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 7.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 7.95 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 8.1 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 8.38 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 8.69 years | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 8.99 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 9.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 9.48 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 9.81 years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 9.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 9.84 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 9.7 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 9.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.08 years | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 11.29 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.19 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.73 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 11.92 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.43 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 12.74 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.74 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.13 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.33 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.17 years | 6.52 years | 7.79 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.04 years | 7.95 years | 9.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.17 years | 9.7 years | 11.08 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.36 years | 11.19 years | 11.73 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.61 years | 11.92 years | 13.33 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 90 North Macedonia 13.51 years compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 13.47 years compare
- 92 Palestine, State of 13.41 years compare
- 94 Nepal 13.15 years compare
- 95 Philippines 13.15 years compare
- 96 Belize 13.14 years compare
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Egypt was 13.33 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.