Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt

Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 100.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
100.7%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
75th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.7%
in 2019
All-time low
71.2%
in 1995
Years of data
18
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt, 1995–2019

02550751001995200720191995: 71.2 %1996: 72.4 %1999: 87.9 %2000: 90.5 %2001: 91.3 %2002: 89.9 %2003: 88.6 %2004: 88.9 %2009: 88.5 %2010: 88.9 %2011: 91.1 %2012: 91.3 %2013: 92.4 %2014: 94.6 %2016: 98.4 %2017: 98.6 %2018: 98.9 %2019: 100.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt stood at 100.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt peaked at 100.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1995.

That places Egypt 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Egypt, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 71.2%
1996 72.4% +1.6%
1999 87.9% +21.5%
2000 90.5% +2.9%
2001 91.3% +0.9%
2002 89.9% -1.5%
2003 88.6% -1.5%
2004 88.9% +0.3%
2009 88.5% -0.4%
2010 88.9% +0.5%
2011 91.1% +2.4%
2012 91.3% +0.2%
2013 92.4% +1.3%
2014 94.6% +2.3%
2016 98.4% +4.0%
2017 98.6% +0.3%
2018 98.9% +0.3%
2019 100.7% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.2% 71.2% 87.9% 3
2000s 89.6% 88.5% 91.3% 6
2010s 95.0% 88.9% 100.7% 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 72 France 100.9% compare
  2. 73 China 100.8% compare
  3. 74 Russia 100.8% compare
  4. 76 Hungary 100.7% compare
  5. 77 Cyprus 100.6% compare
  6. 78 Iceland 100.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt was 100.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1995.
How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Egypt ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.