School age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.30 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt is 2.30 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt peaked at 2.66 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million, in 1999.
Egypt ranks 17th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.71 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.70 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.43 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.54 million | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.59 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.48 million | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.34 million | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 2.30 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 1.70 million | 1.71 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.84 million | 1.70 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million | 2.01 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million | 2.30 million | 2.66 million | 6 |
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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 school age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Egypt was 2.30 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million in 1999.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release