Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 2.62 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt stood at 2.62 million number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt peaked at 2.62 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million number, in 1995.
That places Egypt 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.54 million number | — |
| 1996 | 1.62 million number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.13 million number | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 2.24 million number | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.20 million number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.24 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.26 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.35 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.47 million number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.62 million number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.76 million number | 1.54 million number | 2.13 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.22 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.29 million number | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.62 million number | 9 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Egypt was 2.62 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.