School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.79 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Egypt, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Egypt is 1.79 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Egypt peaked at 1.79 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1998 years, in 1971.
That places Egypt 95th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1998 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2295 years | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2806 years | +22.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3225 years | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3704 years | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4325 years | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.468 years | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4889 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5069 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5262 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5689 years | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6059 years | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6335 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6454 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6293 years | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5594 years | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5384 years | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6036 years | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5288 years | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4987 years | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.447 years | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.31 years | +193.2% |
| 2002 | 1.38 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.28 years | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.37 years | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.31 years | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.45 years | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.28 years | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.42 years | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.46 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.72 years | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.79 years | +4.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.79 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.79 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.27 years, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 | +193.2% | 0.447 years | 1.31 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3666 years | 0.1998 years | 0.5069 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.584 years | 0.5262 years | 0.6454 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4729 years | 0.447 years | 0.4987 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.36 years | 1.28 years | 1.45 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.52 years | 1.28 years | 1.79 years | 8 |
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, tertiary, female in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Egypt was 1.79 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1998 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Egypt ranks 95th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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.