Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt
Egypt: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt is 26.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt peaked at 26.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1999.
That places Egypt 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.3% | — |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.9% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.3% | 24.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 26.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 144 Eritrea 27.4% compare
- 145 Lithuania 27.2% compare
- 146 Saudi Arabia 27.0% compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 26.2% compare
- 149 Timor-Leste 25.9% compare
- 150 Liberia 25.4% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Egypt was 26.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1999.
- How does Egypt rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release