School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9769 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9769 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
159th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.4918 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.9769 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4918 GPIA, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 159th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4918 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5024 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5143 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5259 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.519 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5447 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5654 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5726 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5924 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5975 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6205 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6382 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6539 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6681 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6837 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.702 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7181 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7402 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7571 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7925 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8162 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.86 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8644 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8516 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8875 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8845 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8794 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9262 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9357 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9443 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9382 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.949 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.982 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9954 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9892 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9808 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9933 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9728 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9692 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9678 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9617 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9769 GPIA | +1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9769 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9769 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPIA, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5365 GPIA | 0.4918 GPIA | 0.5924 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6779 GPIA | 0.5975 GPIA | 0.7571 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8625 GPIA | 0.7925 GPIA | 0.9262 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9538 GPIA | 0.9357 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9807 GPIA | 0.9692 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9617 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 4 |
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9769 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4918 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release