Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt
Egypt: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8992 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Egypt 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9169 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8992 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPIA, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9081 GPIA | 0.8992 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Egypt was 1 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8992 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Egypt ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release