School-age population in Egypt
Egypt: School-age population was 4.72 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.72 million
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
2nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
5.44 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.95 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School-age population in Egypt, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, school-age population in Egypt stood at 4.72 million.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Egypt peaked at 5.44 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 million | 1.95 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.90 million | 2.50 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 million | 3.41 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 million | 3.52 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 million | 4.10 million | 5.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 million | 4.72 million | 5.44 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 in Egypt?
- School-age population in Egypt was 4.72 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school-age population?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (pre-primary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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