Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Egypt, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.01 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9199 GPI, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 80th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9288 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.9199 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9243 GPI | 0.9199 GPI | 0.9288 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
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, gender parity index in Egypt?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Egypt was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2002.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9199 GPI in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 80th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.