School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 13.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.03 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
98th
of 179 countries
All-time high
13.03 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.13 years
in 1971
Years of data
37
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 13.03 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Egypt peaked at 13.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.13 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 98th of 179 countries on this measure, 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, male (years) (male) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.13 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.37 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 8.56 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 8.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 8.88 years | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 9.06 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 9.32 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 9.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 9.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 9.74 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.94 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 10.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.4 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 10.62 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 10.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 10.33 years | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 10.06 years | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 10 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.07 years | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 11.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.83 years | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.12 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.43 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.03 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.55 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 12.92 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 13.03 years | +0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 13.03 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.52 years, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 13.03 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.03 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.86 years | 8.13 years | 9.43 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.11 years | 9.54 years | 10.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.03 years | 10 years | 10.06 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.98 years | 10.83 years | 11.08 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.54 years | 11.12 years | 12.03 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.84 years | 12.55 years | 13.03 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 95 Marshall Islands 13.3 years compare
- 96 Eswatini 13.3 years compare
- 97 Romania 13.29 years compare
- 99 China 13.02 years compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 13.02 years compare
- 101 Afghanistan 12.98 years compare
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, male in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Egypt was 13.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Egypt ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release