 
<prompt> Trends in current use of family planning, Egypt 1980-2014 | (1980, 24) (1988, 38) (1992, 47) (1995, 48) (2000, 56) (2005, 59) (2008, 60) (2014, 59) <response> As Figure 6.2 shows, contraceptive use levels rose rapidly in the 1980s, and, by the time of the 1992 EDHS, the overall use rate was 47 percent, almost twice the rate reported in the 1980 Egypt Fertility Survey (24 percent). The use rate continued to rise—although at a more moderate rate—reaching 60 percent at the time of the 2003 EIDHS. Since 2003, the use rate has not changed significantly, fluctuating between 59 and 60 percent.  