Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Egypt

Primary school enrollment in Egypt in 2018 — 97%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 72. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 32 pp.

2018 97% +0 pp vs 2017
World rank 10of 72
Period maximum 98.5%2012
Period minimum 65%1971

Trend over time

1971–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Egypt, 1971–20186070809010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 65%1972: 65.4%1973: 65.2%1978: 66.9%1994: 87.4%1997: 89.3%1999: 87%2000: 86.6%2001: 87.4%2002: 88.3%2003: 89.5%2004: 90.7%2005: 89.1%2006: 88.2%2007: 92.4%2009: 93.6%2010: 95.9%2011: 93.5%2012: 98.5%2014: 98%2016: 97.5%2017: 97%2018: 97%
Change over the period: +32 pp Annual average: 0.68 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Egypt 97%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97 +0 pp
2017 97 −0.4 pp
2016 97.5
2014 98
2012 98.5 +5 pp
2011 93.5 −2.4 pp
2010 95.9 +2.4 pp
2009 93.6
2007 92.4 +4.2 pp
2006 88.2 −0.9 pp
2005 89.1 −1.5 pp
2004 90.7 +1.2 pp
2003 89.5 +1.2 pp
2002 88.3 +0.9 pp
2001 87.4 +0.7 pp
2000 86.6 −0.4 pp
1999 87
1997 89.3
1994 87.4
1978 66.9
1973 65.2 −0.2 pp
1972 65.4 +0.4 pp
1971 65

Northern Africa, 2018

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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