Children out of school, primary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Children out of school, primary, female was 270,649 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, female in Egypt stood at 270,649.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Egypt peaked at 1.38 million in 1978 and was at its lowest, 225,766, in 2021.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.30 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.32 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.38 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 969,751 | -29.8% |
| 1997 | 836,191 | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 825,375 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 752,682 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 720,916 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 678,753 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 640,912 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 605,597 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 787,819 | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 890,302 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 746,588 | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 703,221 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 533,675 | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 408,913 | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 306,837 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 225,766 | -26.4% |
| 2023 | 331,741 | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 270,649 | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million | 1.30 million | 1.38 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 877,106 | 825,375 | 969,751 | 3 |
| 2000s | 679,772 | 605,597 | 752,682 | 5 |
| 2010s | 678,420 | 408,913 | 890,302 | 6 |
| 2020s | 283,748 | 225,766 | 331,741 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Egypt?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Egypt was 270,649 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1978.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,766 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.