Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt
Egypt: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt is 96.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt peaked at 96.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 72nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.3% | — |
| 1972 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 85.5% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.8% | 78.3% | 79.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 85.5% | 90.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 85.9% | 86.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 86.7% | 93.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Egypt was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release