Primary completion rate, total in Egypt

Egypt: Primary completion rate, total was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.2%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
59th
of 189 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2024
All-time low
36.9%
in 1979
Years of data
34
1971–2024

Primary completion rate, total in Egypt, 1971–2024

0204060801001971199720241971: 56.8 % of relevant age group1972: 53.1 % of relevant age group1973: 56.3 % of relevant age group1974: 58.4 % of relevant age group1975: 61.1 % of relevant age group1976: 62.6 % of relevant age group1977: 63.4 % of relevant age group1978: 55.2 % of relevant age group1979: 36.9 % of relevant age group1980: 47.3 % of relevant age group1981: 55.9 % of relevant age group1986: 70.4 % of relevant age group1987: 70.2 % of relevant age group1997: 84.9 % of relevant age group1999: 88.9 % of relevant age group2000: 87.3 % of relevant age group2001: 84.7 % of relevant age group2002: 83.1 % of relevant age group2003: 83.3 % of relevant age group2004: 84.5 % of relevant age group2005: 86 % of relevant age group2006: 82 % of relevant age group2007: 86 % of relevant age group2009: 86.7 % of relevant age group2010: 87.1 % of relevant age group2013: 88.8 % of relevant age group2016: 84.3 % of relevant age group2017: 83.8 % of relevant age group2018: 86.6 % of relevant age group2019: 88.7 % of relevant age group2020: 91.8 % of relevant age group2021: 92.4 % of relevant age group2023: 93.8 % of relevant age group2024: 98.2 % of relevant age group

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 56 Slovakia 98.4% compare
  2. 57 Algeria 98.2% compare
  3. 58 Armenia 98.2% compare
  4. 60 Kazakhstan 98.1% compare
  5. 61 Latvia 98.1% compare
  6. 62 Ghana 97.5% compare

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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

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.