Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0479 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt is 0.0479 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0527 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 units per person, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 50th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0131 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0141 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0149 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0187 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0206 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0216 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0226 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0231 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.024 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0249 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0258 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0276 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.029 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0305 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0305 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0385 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0397 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0383 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0392 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0424 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0426 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0417 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0445 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0501 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0517 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0527 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0509 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0497 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.037 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0369 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0412 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0409 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0415 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0417 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0423 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0433 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0446 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0469 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0479 units per person | +2.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0479 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0413 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0479 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0391 units per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -25.6% | 0.0497 units per person | 0.037 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0272 units per person | 0.0231 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0484 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 0.0527 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0409 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0423 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0457 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | 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 enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt was 0.0479 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 units per person in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.