Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Egypt
Egypt: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) was 1.93 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Egypt stood at 1.93 million number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Egypt peaked at 1.93 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million number, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.25 million number | — |
| 1996 | 1.18 million number | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million number | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million number | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million number | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million number | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million number | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million number | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.81 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.88 million number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million number | +2.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.93 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110,684 number, 17.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.93 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 204,294 number, 9.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) 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 | -38.3% | 1.77 million number | 1.09 million number |
| 2011 | +35.2% | 1.12 million number | 1.51 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.45 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.77 million number | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.93 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Egypt?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Egypt was 1.93 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.