School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.05 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.05 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
8th
of 174 countries
All-time high
2.05 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.41 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt is 2.05 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt peaked at 2.05 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1998.
Egypt ranks 8th of 174 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.41 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.45 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.69 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 2.05 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 million | 1.41 million | 1.45 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.49 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million | 1.69 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million | 1.86 million | 2.05 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Pakistan 2.62 million compare
- 6 United States 2.25 million compare
- 7 Philippines 2.18 million compare
- 9 Brazil 1.46 million compare
- 10 Ethiopia 1.43 million compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.42 million compare
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Egypt was 2.05 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1998.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release