Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.06 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.06 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.596 index, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 54th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.596 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6156 index | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6338 index | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6518 index | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6692 index | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6873 index | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7035 index | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7189 index | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7315 index | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7434 index | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7556 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7695 index | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7848 index | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8017 index | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8209 index | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8422 index | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8607 index | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8721 index | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8793 index | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8864 index | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8975 index | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9115 index | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9224 index | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9327 index | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9463 index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9614 index | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9739 index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9828 index | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9901 index | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9983 index | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.06 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.06 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6675 index | 0.596 index | 0.7315 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.813 index | 0.7434 index | 0.8793 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9405 index | 0.8864 index | 0.9901 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 0.9983 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 index in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.