Education
Enrollment from primary school to university, and how many adults can read and write.
Key figures
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Primary school enrollment
98.6% gross -
Secondary school enrollment
91.8% gross -
University enrollment
35.9% gross -
Adult literacy
94.4% of people aged 15+
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 92.9% |
| 1972 | 94.8% |
| 1973 | 99.1% |
| 1974 | 103.1% |
| 1975 | 104.8% |
| 1976 | 105.5% |
| 1977 | 106.8% |
| 1978 | 106.7% |
| 1979 | 107.7% |
| 1980 | 108.5% |
| 1981 | 106.3% |
| 1982 | 105.4% |
| 1983 | 102.5% |
| 1984 | 101.6% |
| 1985 | 100.9% |
| 1986 | 102.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% |
| 1988 | 101.1% |
| 1989 | 97.8% |
| 1990 | 96.2% |
| 1991 | 97.2% |
| 1992 | 99.5% |
| 1993 | 99.3% |
| 1994 | 97.3% |
| 1995 | 95.0% |
| 1996 | 93.4% |
| 1998 | 89.6% |
| 1999 | 88.3% |
| 2000 | 87.2% |
| 2002 | 93.9% |
| 2003 | 95.5% |
| 2004 | 96.6% |
| 2005 | 96.5% |
| 2006 | 95.7% |
| 2007 | 93.9% |
| 2008 | 91.7% |
| 2010 | 89.7% |
| 2011 | 90.4% |
| 2012 | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 93.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% |
| 2016 | 98.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% |
| 2018 | 98.9% |
| 2019 | 98.9% |
| 2020 | 99.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% |
| 2023 | 98.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6% |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.7% |
| 1972 | 44.3% |
| 1973 | 46.4% |
| 1974 | 49.5% |
| 1975 | 53.8% |
| 1976 | 59.0% |
| 1977 | 64.0% |
| 1978 | 69.4% |
| 1979 | 73.6% |
| 1980 | 76.1% |
| 1981 | 78.1% |
| 1982 | 78.9% |
| 1983 | 79.4% |
| 1984 | 79.7% |
| 1985 | 81.3% |
| 1986 | 78.5% |
| 1987 | 77.2% |
| 1988 | 76.5% |
| 1989 | 75.0% |
| 1990 | 75.0% |
| 1991 | 74.9% |
| 1992 | 77.9% |
| 1993 | 79.0% |
| 1994 | 81.1% |
| 1996 | 85.1% |
| 1999 | 86.1% |
| 2000 | 84.6% |
| 2002 | 83.6% |
| 2003 | 83.8% |
| 2004 | 83.7% |
| 2005 | 84.4% |
| 2006 | 86.8% |
| 2007 | 87.7% |
| 2008 | 88.4% |
| 2010 | 87.4% |
| 2011 | 87.6% |
| 2012 | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 89.8% |
| 2019 | 89.5% |
| 2020 | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% |
| 2023 | 92.0% |
| 2024 | 91.8% |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.3% |
| 1972 | 3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.4% |
| 1974 | 5.2% |
| 1975 | 5.6% |
| 1976 | 6.9% |
| 1977 | 9.1% |
| 1978 | 9.1% |
| 1979 | 10.3% |
| 1980 | 14.5% |
| 1981 | 16.7% |
| 1982 | 19.6% |
| 1983 | 20.2% |
| 1984 | 21.8% |
| 1985 | 19.8% |
| 1986 | 18.7% |
| 1987 | 20.0% |
| 1988 | 17.7% |
| 1989 | 19.7% |
| 1990 | 19.7% |
| 1991 | 19.5% |
| 1992 | 19.4% |
| 1993 | 19.5% |
| 1994 | 18.2% |
| 1995 | 18.1% |
| 1996 | 20.2% |
| 1997 | 23.0% |
| 2000 | 28.8% |
| 2002 | 32.3% |
| 2003 | 36.1% |
| 2004 | 40.5% |
| 2005 | 39.7% |
| 2006 | 37.9% |
| 2007 | 38.7% |
| 2008 | 41.4% |
| 2009 | 42.1% |
| 2010 | 37.8% |
| 2011 | 37.4% |
| 2012 | 43.9% |
| 2015 | 36.6% |
| 2016 | 34.1% |
| 2017 | 28.6% |
| 2018 | 31.6% |
| 2019 | 30.1% |
| 2020 | 30.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5% |
| 2022 | 32.5% |
| 2023 | 33.1% |
| 2024 | 35.9% |
View as table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 66.8% |
| 2003 | 89.9% |
| 2005 | 91.1% |
| 2007 | 92.2% |
| 2010 | 92.6% |
| 2011 | 95.9% |
| 2012 | 97.9% |
| 2018 | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 94.4% |
By governorate
About these figures
World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0