School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 921,976 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
921,976 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
13th
of 204 countries
All-time high
921,976 number
in 2020
All-time low
400,759 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt stood at 921,976 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 921,976 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 400,759 number, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 13th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 400,759 number | — |
| 1971 | 411,033 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 416,835 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 425,640 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 436,265 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 447,360 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 458,311 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 468,940 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 480,105 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 492,340 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 503,981 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 512,571 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 517,311 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 524,723 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 533,824 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 544,955 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 559,294 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 575,218 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 592,848 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 611,761 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 655,060 number | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 678,243 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 701,013 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 723,863 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 746,578 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 768,836 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 789,813 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 809,221 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 826,621 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 838,791 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 839,664 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 828,758 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 818,978 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 809,431 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 801,612 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 800,215 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 800,468 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 808,685 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 814,791 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 821,180 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 826,945 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 828,703 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 828,941 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 831,410 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 836,407 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 843,806 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 853,699 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 864,237 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 880,152 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 896,260 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 921,976 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 443,759 number | 400,759 number | 492,340 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 547,649 number | 503,981 number | 611,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 753,804 number | 655,060 number | 838,791 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 814,378 number | 800,215 number | 839,664 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 849,056 number | 826,945 number | 896,260 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 921,976 number | 921,976 number | 921,976 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.15 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 1.09 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.07 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 821,563 number compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 737,151 number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 686,121 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Egypt was 921,976 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 921,976 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,759 number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.