Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt is 1.20 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 1.20 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 456,754 number, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 11th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 456,754 number | — |
| 1971 | 462,676 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 475,236 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 488,344 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 500,842 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 511,204 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 517,793 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 528,487 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 537,544 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 545,729 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 553,862 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 563,013 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 578,262 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 596,712 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 617,035 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 637,696 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 656,734 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 680,080 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 704,692 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 729,058 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 751,679 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 770,881 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 791,394 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 810,441 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 826,627 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 838,324 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 843,869 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 844,222 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 835,815 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 822,831 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 809,595 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 801,655 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 800,840 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 806,611 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 816,054 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 826,023 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 832,304 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 837,068 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 839,774 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 842,348 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 846,736 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 855,481 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 869,611 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 886,610 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 907,813 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 934,896 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 969,346 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million number | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million number | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million number | +5.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.20 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 10.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.20 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 12.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 502,461 number | 456,754 number | 545,729 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 631,714 number | 553,862 number | 729,058 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 813,608 number | 751,679 number | 844,222 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 821,227 number | 800,840 number | 842,348 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 950,180 number | 846,736 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Brazil 1.46 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.43 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.36 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 895,310 number compare
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Egypt was 1.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 456,754 number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.