Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 100.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt is 100.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 1st of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 81.2% | — |
| 1976 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 94.8% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Egypt was 100.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release