Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Egypt
Egypt: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 21,145 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Egypt, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Egypt is 21,145 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3,014.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Egypt peaked at 21,145 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 679 number, in 2007.
Egypt ranks 18th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,553 number | — |
| 2002 | 7,569 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,813 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8,513 number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 8,829 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9,575 number | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 679 number | -92.9% |
| 2008 | 11,320 number | +1567.2% |
| 2009 | 12,801 number | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 14,177 number | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 14,861 number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 15,080 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18,262 number | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 20,761 number | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 19,128 number | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 20,824 number | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 21,145 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,295 number | 679 number | 12,801 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 18,030 number | 14,177 number | 21,145 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Egypt?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Egypt was 21,145 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21,145 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 679 number in 2007.
- How does Egypt rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,014.1%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.