Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 95.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Egypt peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1995.
That places Egypt 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 74.9% | — |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 74.9% | 85.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 86.4% | 87.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 84.8% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.2% | 95.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Egypt was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release