School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.31 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt is 13.31 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt peaked at 13.31 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.82 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 103rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.82 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.99 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 5.13 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.28 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5.49 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 5.7 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 5.83 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 5.99 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.15 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 6.36 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 6.65 years | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 6.98 years | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 7.31 years | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 7.62 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 7.9 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 8.23 years | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 8.4 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 8.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 8.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.67 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.82 years | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 10.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.52 years | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.26 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.55 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 13.31 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.37 years | 4.82 years | 5.99 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.41 years | 6.15 years | 8.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6 years | 8.53 years | 8.67 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.02 years | 10.82 years | 11.52 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.47 years | 11.7 years | 13.31 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 100 Saint Lucia 13.41 years compare
- 101 Nepal 13.38 years compare
- 102 Jamaica 13.35 years compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 13.24 years compare
- 105 Cape Verde 13 years compare
- 106 San Marino 12.96 years 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt was 13.31 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Egypt ranks 103rd out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.