School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 5.17 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.17 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5.17 million number
in 2020
All-time low
2.08 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Egypt, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.17 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Egypt peaked at 5.17 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.08 million number, in 1970.
That places Egypt 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.08 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.17 million number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.23 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 2.31 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 2.38 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.52 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.63 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.69 million number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.84 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.90 million number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.95 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.12 million number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 3.22 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.30 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.50 million number | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 3.61 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.85 million number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3.98 million number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 4.40 million number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 4.53 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.66 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.77 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.87 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.93 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.96 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.96 million number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.96 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.92 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.88 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.85 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.84 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.84 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.87 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.90 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.93 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.95 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.97 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.01 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.05 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.17 million number | +1.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.17 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 676,884 number, 7.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.17 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 535,845 number, 9.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.40 million number | 2.08 million number | 2.69 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 million number | 2.77 million number | 3.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.06 million number | 3.50 million number | 4.66 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 million number | 4.77 million number | 4.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 million number | 4.84 million number | 5.11 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 million number | 5.17 million number | 5.17 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Egypt?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Egypt was 5.17 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.