School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 12.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt stood at 12.98 years. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt peaked at 12.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.69 years, in 1971.
That places Egypt 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.69 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.85 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 5 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 5.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.21 years | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 5.43 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 5.64 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 5.78 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 5.93 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 6.08 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 6.27 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 6.51 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 6.8 years | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 7.08 years | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 7.33 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 7.57 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7.84 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 7.98 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 8.08 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.28 years | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 10.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.29 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.65 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.06 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.53 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.94 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.76 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 12.98 years | +1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 12.98 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5 years, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 12.98 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.17 years, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +26.0% | 8.17 years | 10.28 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.28 years | 4.69 years | 5.93 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.15 years | 6.08 years | 8.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.11 years | 8.06 years | 8.17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.37 years | 10.28 years | 10.65 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.26 years | 10.7 years | 11.94 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.69 years | 12.33 years | 12.98 years | 3 |
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, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt was 12.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release