Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt is 96.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 96.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 96th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.9% | — |
| 1972 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.7% | 64.9% | 67.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 82.8% | 85.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 83.2% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.8% | 93.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.5% | 96.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Egypt was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 96th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release