Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 100.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Egypt, 1995–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.