Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt
Egypt: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 62.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt is 62.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt peaked at 87.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.3% | — |
| 2000 | 85.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | -7.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 62.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 62.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.2%, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 79.8% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.0% | 73.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 62.2% | 68.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Egypt was 62.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.