School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 5.06 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
5.06 million number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
13th
of 206 countries
All-time high
5.06 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.98 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt is 5.06 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 5.06 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.98 million number, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.98 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.07 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.21 million number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.30 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.34 million number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.38 million number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.51 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.60 million number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.69 million number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.78 million number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.95 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.06 million number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.37 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.43 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.48 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.49 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.48 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.44 million number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.38 million number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.32 million number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.29 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.32 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.37 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.46 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.46 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.48 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.52 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.56 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.63 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.71 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.81 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.93 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.08 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.28 million number | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.52 million number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.80 million number | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.06 million number | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 million number | 1.98 million number | 2.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 million number | 2.38 million number | 3.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 million number | 3.23 million number | 3.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 million number | 3.28 million number | 3.52 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 million number | 3.56 million number | 5.06 million number | 10 |
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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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Egypt was 5.06 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.