School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt

Egypt: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
102nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.6184 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, 1971–2019

00.250.50.7511971199520191971: 0.618 GPI1972: 0.62 GPI1973: 0.621 GPI1974: 0.624 GPI1975: 0.618 GPI1976: 0.63 GPI1977: 0.639 GPI1978: 0.645 GPI1979: 0.657 GPI1980: 0.663 GPI1981: 0.679 GPI1982: 0.692 GPI1983: 0.707 GPI1984: 0.725 GPI1985: 0.744 GPI1986: 0.761 GPI1987: 0.774 GPI1988: 0.764 GPI1989: 0.799 GPI1990: 0.816 GPI1991: 0.823 GPI1992: 0.856 GPI1993: 0.863 GPI1994: 0.851 GPI1995: 0.886 GPI1996: 0.811 GPI1997: 0.877 GPI1999: 0.923 GPI2000: 0.933 GPI2001: 0.942 GPI2003: 0.951 GPI2004: 0.957 GPI2009: 0.976 GPI2010: 0.971 GPI2011: 0.969 GPI2012: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.986 GPI2014: 0.996 GPI2016: 0.993 GPI2017: 0.994 GPI2018: 0.997 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6184 GPI, in 1971.

Egypt ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Egypt, 1971 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.6184 GPI
1972 0.6195 GPI +0.2%
1973 0.6206 GPI +0.2%
1974 0.6241 GPI +0.6%
1975 0.6185 GPI -0.9%
1976 0.6304 GPI +1.9%
1977 0.6388 GPI +1.3%
1978 0.6448 GPI +0.9%
1979 0.6571 GPI +1.9%
1980 0.6628 GPI +0.9%
1981 0.6788 GPI +2.4%
1982 0.6919 GPI +1.9%
1983 0.7074 GPI +2.2%
1984 0.7254 GPI +2.6%
1985 0.7436 GPI +2.5%
1986 0.7613 GPI +2.4%
1987 0.7739 GPI +1.7%
1988 0.764 GPI -1.3%
1989 0.7986 GPI +4.5%
1990 0.8163 GPI +2.2%
1991 0.8234 GPI +0.9%
1992 0.8556 GPI +3.9%
1993 0.8628 GPI +0.8%
1994 0.851 GPI -1.4%
1995 0.8858 GPI +4.1%
1996 0.8113 GPI -8.4%
1997 0.8768 GPI +8.1%
1999 0.9231 GPI +5.3%
2000 0.9328 GPI +1.1%
2001 0.9419 GPI +1.0%
2003 0.9505 GPI +0.9%
2004 0.9575 GPI +0.7%
2009 0.9761 GPI +1.9%
2010 0.9712 GPI -0.5%
2011 0.9689 GPI -0.2%
2012 0.9853 GPI +1.7%
2013 0.9857 GPI +0.0%
2014 0.996 GPI +1.0%
2016 0.9932 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9941 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9965 GPI +0.2%
2019 1 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6302 GPI 0.6184 GPI 0.6571 GPI 9
1980s 0.7308 GPI 0.6628 GPI 0.7986 GPI 10
1990s 0.8562 GPI 0.8113 GPI 0.9231 GPI 9
2000s 0.9518 GPI 0.9328 GPI 0.9761 GPI 5
2010s 0.988 GPI 0.9689 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 99 Cuba 1 GPI compare
  2. 100 Jordan 1 GPI compare
  3. 101 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPI compare
  4. 103 Kazakhstan 0.9998 GPI compare
  5. 104 Romania 0.9994 GPI compare
  6. 105 Gibraltar 0.9986 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Egypt was 1 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6184 GPI in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Egypt ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.