Egypt
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
26% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
13,143,232 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
10,657,574 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
17%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
54
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
36%
Source: DHS, 2014
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
15%
Source: DHS, 2014
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 100%
(2016)
-
Lower secondary 100%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 92%
-
Male 90%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 81%
-
Male 79%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 41%
-
Male 43%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 3%
-
Male 3%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 11%
-
Male 10%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 31%
-
Male 25%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
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Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education