Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 100.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1975.
That places Egypt 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 75.0% | — |
| 1976 | 78.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +26.5% | 78.6% | 99.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.8% | 75.0% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 94.2% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.0% | 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 the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Egypt was 100.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release