School age population, primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, primary education, female was 6.37 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
6.37 million number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
12th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6.37 million number
in 2020
All-time low
2.57 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Egypt, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Egypt stood at 6.37 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 6.37 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million number, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 12th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.57 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.61 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.66 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.73 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.80 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.87 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.92 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.99 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3.11 million number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.43 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.53 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.64 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.75 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.88 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 4.01 million number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 3.52 million number | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 3.63 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.84 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.94 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.03 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.17 million number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.12 million number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.07 million number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.04 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.02 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.03 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.87 million number | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 4.90 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.94 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.97 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.99 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.01 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.03 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.07 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.12 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.20 million number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.29 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.41 million number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.56 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.77 million number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.05 million number | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 6.37 million number | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.83 million number | 2.57 million number | 3.11 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.52 million number | 3.16 million number | 4.01 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 million number | 3.52 million number | 4.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.50 million number | 4.02 million number | 4.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 million number | 5.01 million number | 6.05 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 million number | 6.37 million number | 6.37 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 9 Bangladesh 7.21 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.57 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 6.55 million number compare
- 13 Brazil 6.12 million number compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.57 million number compare
- 15 Uganda 4.67 million number compare
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, primary education, female in Egypt?
- School age population, primary education, female in Egypt was 6.37 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.