Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Egypt

Primary completion rate in Egypt in 2024 — 98.21%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 111. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 41.44 pp.

2024 98.21% +4.37 pp vs 2023
World rank 40of 111
Period maximum 98.21%2024
Period minimum 36.87%1979

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Egypt, 1971–20242040608010019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 56.77%1972: 53.1%1973: 56.34%1974: 58.42%1975: 61.15%1976: 62.6%1977: 63.45%1978: 55.25%1979: 36.87%1980: 47.31%1981: 55.85%1986: 70.41%1987: 70.21%1997: 84.93%1999: 88.91%2000: 87.26%2001: 84.71%2002: 83.07%2003: 83.3%2004: 84.5%2005: 86.05%2006: 82.01%2007: 86.04%2009: 86.68%2010: 87.13%2013: 88.79%2016: 84.31%2017: 83.77%2018: 86.56%2019: 88.72%2020: 91.83%2021: 92.43%2023: 93.84%2024: 98.21%
Change over the period: +41.44 pp Annual average: 0.78 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 98.21%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.21 +4.37 pp
2023 93.84
2021 92.43 +0.61 pp
2020 91.83 +3.1 pp
2019 88.72 +2.16 pp
2018 86.56 +2.79 pp
2017 83.77 −0.54 pp
2016 84.31
2013 88.79
2010 87.13 +0.46 pp
2009 86.68
2007 86.04 +4.03 pp
2006 82.01 −4.04 pp
2005 86.05 +1.55 pp
2004 84.5 +1.2 pp
2003 83.3 +0.22 pp
2002 83.07 −1.63 pp
2001 84.71 −2.55 pp
2000 87.26 −1.65 pp
1999 88.91
1997 84.93
1987 70.21 −0.2 pp
1986 70.41
1981 55.85 +8.54 pp
1980 47.31 +10.44 pp
1979 36.87 −18.38 pp
1978 55.25 −8.2 pp
1977 63.45 +0.84 pp
1976 62.6 +1.45 pp
1975 61.15 +2.73 pp
1974 58.42 +2.07 pp
1973 56.34 +3.24 pp
1972 53.1 −3.67 pp
1971 56.77

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.