Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.02 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
58th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.03 index
in 2023
All-time low
0.6957 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt stood at 1.02 index.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 1.03 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6957 index, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 58th of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6957 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7097 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7222 index | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.735 index | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7489 index | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7602 index | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7707 index | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7811 index | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7919 index | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8024 index | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8129 index | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8249 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.838 index | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8499 index | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8611 index | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8695 index | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.877 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8867 index | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8979 index | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9096 index | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9206 index | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9323 index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9438 index | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9552 index | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9654 index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9746 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9832 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9906 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9974 index | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.02 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.02 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7462 index | 0.6957 index | 0.7919 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.852 index | 0.8024 index | 0.8979 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9573 index | 0.9096 index | 0.9974 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 55 Colombia 1.03 index compare
- 56 Tunisia 1.03 index compare
- 57 Mozambique 1.03 index compare
- 59 South Africa 1.02 index compare
- 60 India 1.02 index compare
- 61 Costa Rica 1.02 index compare
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6957 index in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.