Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Enrolment in primary education, female was 7.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.52 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 216 countries
All-time high
7.52 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.43 million
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.52 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 7.52 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 1971.
That places Egypt 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.43 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.48 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.51 million | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.57 million | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.60 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.80 million | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.88 million | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.98 million | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.14 million | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 2.31 million | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.68 million | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 3.01 million | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.24 million | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 2.93 million | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.09 million | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.94 million | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.07 million | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 3.46 million | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 3.34 million | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.44 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.75 million | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 3.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.73 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.70 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.80 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.53 million | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 4.64 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.75 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.87 million | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.27 million | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.31 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.62 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.82 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.14 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.46 million | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.78 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.10 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 6.76 million | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.36 million | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 7.52 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 million | 1.43 million | 1.73 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.44 million | 1.80 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million | 2.93 million | 3.78 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.18 million | 3.70 million | 4.97 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.54 million | 4.87 million | 6.46 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.10 million | 6.76 million | 7.52 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.28 million compare
- 8 Bangladesh 8.56 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 7.55 million compare
- 11 Brazil 7.36 million compare
- 12 Mexico 6.49 million compare
- 13 Philippines 6.30 million compare
More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt was 7.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release