Girls and boys who are out of school in Egypt
Egypt: Girls and boys who are out of school was 270,649 girls in 2024. ▼ Falling
Girls and boys who are out of school in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 270,649 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2024.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Egypt peaked at 1.38 million girls in 1978 and was at its lowest, 225,766 girls, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 22nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Egypt, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.30 million girls | — |
| 1972 | 1.32 million girls | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.34 million girls | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.38 million girls | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 969,751 girls | -29.8% |
| 1997 | 836,191 girls | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 825,375 girls | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 752,682 girls | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 720,916 girls | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 678,753 girls | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 640,912 girls | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 605,597 girls | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 787,819 girls | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 890,302 girls | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 746,588 girls | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 703,221 girls | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 533,675 girls | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 408,913 girls | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 306,837 girls | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 225,766 girls | -26.4% |
| 2023 | 331,741 girls | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 270,649 girls | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million girls | 1.30 million girls | 1.38 million girls | 4 |
| 1990s | 877,106 girls | 825,375 girls | 969,751 girls | 3 |
| 2000s | 679,772 girls | 605,597 girls | 752,682 girls | 5 |
| 2010s | 678,420 girls | 408,913 girls | 890,302 girls | 6 |
| 2020s | 283,748 girls | 225,766 girls | 331,741 girls | 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 girls and boys who are out of school in Egypt?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Egypt was 270,649 girls in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million girls in 1978.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,766 girls in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.