Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egypt, Arab Rep.: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, Arab Rep., 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, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep. peaked at 1.03 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6957 index, in 1981.
Egypt, Arab Rep. 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.
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, Arab Rep.
- 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, Arab Rep.
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep.?
- 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, Arab Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6957 index in 1981.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt, Arab Rep. 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.