Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 98.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 98.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Egypt peaked at 98.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.8% | — |
| 1972 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 42.0% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 43.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 44.4% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 48.9% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 53.6% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 56.4% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 62.2% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 65.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 68.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 71.1% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 78.1% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 74.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.6% | 39.8% | 46.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 47.5% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 71.1% | 83.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 83.5% | 86.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 84.6% | 98.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 88 Cyprus 99.2% compare
- 89 Republic of Korea 98.8% compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 98.8% compare
- 92 Micronesia, Federated States of 98.4% compare
- 93 Lesotho 98.3% compare
- 94 Bhutan 98.1% compare
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 secondary, female in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Egypt was 98.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Egypt ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.