Primary completion rate, total in Egypt
Egypt: Primary completion rate, total was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 98.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Egypt peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 59th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.8% | — |
| 1972 | 53.1% | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 56.3% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 58.4% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 61.1% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 62.6% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 55.2% | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 55.9% | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 84.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.0% | 36.9% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 47.3% | 70.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 84.9% | 88.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 82.0% | 87.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 83.8% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 91.8% | 98.2% | 4 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Egypt
- Net ODA received per capita 4.19 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -91.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 482.26 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 4.19 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -92.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 482.26 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0012 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 4.19 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 4.19 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Egypt?
- Primary completion rate, total in Egypt was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Egypt ranks 59th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.