School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 1.73 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt stood at 1.73 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt peaked at 1.79 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5039 years, in 1971.
That places Egypt 82nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5039 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.566 years | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6463 years | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7296 years | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8219 years | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9198 years | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 1.07 years | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 1.11 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.13 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.26 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3 years | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.35 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.24 years | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 1.29 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.32 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.21 years | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 years | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9376 years | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7663 years | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 1.66 years | +116.2% |
| 2002 | 1.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.48 years | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 1.59 years | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.63 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.59 years | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.71 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.55 years | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.61 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.64 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 years | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.46 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.59 years | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.64 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.79 years | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.67 years | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.73 years | +3.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.73 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.73 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) 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 | +116.2% | 0.7663 years | 1.66 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8298 years | 0.5039 years | 1.11 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.23 years | 1.02 years | 1.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.852 years | 0.7663 years | 0.9376 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.61 years | 1.48 years | 1.71 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.61 years | 1.4 years | 1.79 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt was 1.73 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5039 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, tertiary, male (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.