Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 76.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 76.9% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Egypt peaked at 76.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 107th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 64.3% | — |
| 1996 | 58.1% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 58.1% | 65.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 45.1% | 71.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 46.6% | 76.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 104 Cape Verde 79.4% compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 78.2% compare
- 106 Bermuda 78.2% compare
- 108 Tonga 76.9% compare
- 109 Dominican Republic 76.6% compare
- 110 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.3% compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Egypt was 76.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Egypt ranks 107th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.