School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.35 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.35 million
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
11th
of 222 countries
All-time high
2.74 million
in 2021
All-time low
967,759
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Egypt, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.35 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Egypt peaked at 2.74 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 967,759, in 1970.
That places Egypt 11th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 967,759 | — |
| 1971 | 977,163 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.32 million | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.36 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.41 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.45 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.49 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.52 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.58 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.64 million | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.68 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.72 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.78 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.81 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.80 million | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.79 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.77 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.76 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.76 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.98 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.31 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.38 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.66 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.70 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.65 million | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.44 million | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 2.35 million | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 million | 967,759 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million | 1.23 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 million | 1.68 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.76 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million | 2.03 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million | 2.35 million | 2.74 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Ethiopia 3.56 million compare
- 9 Bangladesh 3.20 million compare
- 10 Brazil 2.91 million compare
- 12 Philippines 2.15 million compare
- 13 Mexico 2.09 million compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.04 million 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, one year before the official primary entry in Egypt?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Egypt was 2.35 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 967,759 in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release