School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 8.29 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
8.29 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 203 countries
All-time high
8.42 million number
in 2010
All-time low
3.18 million number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Egypt, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 8.29 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2017.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 8.42 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.18 million number, in 1970.
That places Egypt 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.18 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.25 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 3.24 million number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.24 million number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.28 million number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.49 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 3.62 million number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.74 million number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 3.85 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.95 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.06 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.25 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.47 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.60 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.71 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.89 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.08 million number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 5.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.37 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.53 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.71 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.92 million number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 6.16 million number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.40 million number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.64 million number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.88 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.35 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.58 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.81 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.81 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.41 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.42 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.30 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.23 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.19 million number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.19 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.24 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.29 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.42 million number | 3.18 million number | 3.85 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.42 million number | 3.95 million number | 4.89 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.72 million number | 5.08 million number | 6.64 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 million number | 6.88 million number | 8.41 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 million number | 8.19 million number | 8.42 million number | 8 |
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More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Egypt?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Egypt was 8.29 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.42 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 million number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.