School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt

Egypt: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.31 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.31 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
103rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.31 years
in 2017
All-time low
4.82 years
in 1971
Years of data
32
1971–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Egypt, 1971–2017

0510151971199420171971: 4.8 years1972: 5 years1973: 5.1 years1974: 5.1 years1975: 5.3 years1976: 5.5 years1977: 5.7 years1978: 5.8 years1979: 6 years1980: 6.1 years1981: 6.4 years1982: 6.6 years1983: 7 years1984: 7.3 years1985: 7.6 years1986: 7.9 years1987: 8.2 years1988: 8.4 years1989: 8.5 years1990: 8.5 years1991: 8.7 years2001: 10.8 years2003: 10.9 years2004: 10.9 years2009: 11.5 years2010: 11.7 years2011: 11.8 years2012: 12.3 years2013: 12.6 years2014: 12.6 years2016: 13.1 years2017: 13.3 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Egypt, 1971 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 100 Saint Lucia 13.41 years compare
  2. 101 Nepal 13.38 years compare
  3. 102 Jamaica 13.35 years compare
  4. 104 Kyrgyzstan 13.24 years compare
  5. 105 Cape Verde 13 years compare
  6. 106 San Marino 12.96 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.