Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
140th
of 212 countries
All-time high
83.9%
in 2024
All-time low
20.2%
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt stood at 83.9%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 140th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.2% | — |
| 1972 | 21.6% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 23.0% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 24.3% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 32.2% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 33.9% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 35.6% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 38.3% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 20.2% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 36.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 59.2% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 63.3% | 77.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 64.1% | 76.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 78.4% | 83.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 137 Jamaica 84.6% compare
- 138 Niue 84.4% compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 84.4% compare
- 141 French Polynesia 83.4% compare
- 142 Puerto Rico 83.0% compare
- 143 Tajikistan 82.9% compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Egypt was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Egypt ranks 140th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release