Education in Egypt

146 indicators covering education for Egypt.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Population ages 15-64 63.2% 2025 up 2.3% 134th
Population ages 0-14 31.6% 2025 down 7.4% 63rd
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
School enrollment, primary 96.7% 2024 up 8.4% 143rd
Primary education, teachers 483,053 2024 down 5.2% 10th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% 2024 up 10.1% 139th
School enrollment, primary, male 96.7% 2024 up 6.8% 140th
Labor force, total 36.11 million 2025 up 17.0% 19th
Labor force, female 20.6% 2025 down 14.7% 175th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 4.2% 44th
School enrollment, secondary 84.8% 2024 up 15.6% 127th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 up 2.3% 105th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 2.6% 91st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.8 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 85th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.7 per 1,000 2024 down 22.7% 79th
Secondary education, teachers 507,445 2024 down 14.2% 15th
School enrollment, secondary, female 83.9% 2024 up 14.6% 132nd
School enrollment, secondary, male 85.7% 2024 up 16.5% 114th
School enrollment, tertiary 38.0% 2025 up 15.7% 103rd
School enrollment, primary, private 8.5% 2024 up 1.1% 122nd
School enrollment, preprimary 29.3% 2019 up 26.5% 154th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 37.5% 2025 up 12.6% 90th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 38.6% 2025 up 19.0% 108th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9905 GPI 2019 down 0.1% 127th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2025 up 5.5% 134th
Secondary education, teachers, female 258,695 2024 down 5.6% 17th
Primary completion rate, female 98.5% 2024 up 10.9% 55th
Primary completion rate, male 97.9% 2024 up 10.4% 59th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.8% 2008 down 19.5% 113th
Secondary education, general pupils 7.12 million 2018 up 32.2% 13th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 83.9% 2024 up 20.7% 108th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 29.3% 2019 up 29.1% 153rd
School enrollment, preprimary, male 29.3% 2019 up 24.2% 151st
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.8% 2020 up 3.8% 6th
Government expenditure on education, total 10.9% 2008 133rd
Secondary education, general pupils 50.3% 2018 up 2.6% 82nd
Lower secondary completion rate, female 85.7% 2024 up 20.1% 112th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 82.1% 2024 up 21.3% 105th
Children out of school 3.5% 2024 down 74.9% 104th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 15.40 million 2024 up 39.6% 10th
Secondary education, pupils 11.56 million 2024 up 40.9% 12th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.5% 2020 up 4.1% 16th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 100.0% 2020 up 3.5% 1st
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million 2018 up 57.4% 7th
Number of under-five deaths, male 29,584 2024 down 26.0% 23rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 24,359 2024 down 27.6% 23rd
Number of infant deaths, male 27,687 2024 down 24.4% 16th
Number of infant deaths, female 22,592 2024 down 26.0% 16th
Children out of school, female 3.5% 2024 down 76.4% 113th
Children out of school, male 3.5% 2024 down 73.3% 106th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 41.0% 2018 down 11.7% 99th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 101.8% 2018 up 3.0% 96th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.6% 2025 down 51.1% 103rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 15.3% 2025 down 38.0% 22nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.8% 2025 down 48.0% 65th
Primary education, teachers 66.2% 2024 up 10.5% 139th
Repeaters, primary, total 2.1% 2018 down 36.8% 97th