Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Enrolment in primary education, female was 6.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
6.46 million number
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
12th
of 203 countries
All-time high
6.46 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.43 million number
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2019
Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt is 6.46 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 6.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million number, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 12th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.43 million number | — |
| 1972 | 1.48 million number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.51 million number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.57 million number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.60 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.67 million number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.80 million number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.88 million number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.98 million number | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.14 million number | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 2.31 million number | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million number | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.68 million number | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million number | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 3.01 million number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.24 million number | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 2.93 million number | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.09 million number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.94 million number | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.07 million number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 3.46 million number | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 3.34 million number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.44 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.75 million number | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 3.78 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.73 million number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.70 million number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.72 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.80 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.53 million number | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 4.64 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.04 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.87 million number | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.27 million number | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.39 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.71 million number | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.91 million number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.14 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.46 million number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.73 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.44 million number | 1.80 million number | 3.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million number | 2.93 million number | 3.78 million number | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.18 million number | 3.70 million number | 4.97 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.57 million number | 4.87 million number | 6.46 million number | 9 |
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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 6.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.