School age population, pre-primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 2.45 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Egypt, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Egypt is 2.45 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 2.45 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 956,630 number, in 1970.
That places Egypt 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 956,630 number | — |
| 1971 | 972,238 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.12 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.39 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.44 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.49 million number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.53 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.58 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.64 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.69 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.67 million number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.61 million number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.66 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million number | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million number | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.33 million number | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million number | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million number | 956,630 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.70 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 million number | 1.72 million number | 2.45 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Egypt?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Egypt was 2.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 956,630 number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.