School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt is 96.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1974.
That places Egypt 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.2% | — |
| 1972 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 54.1% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 58.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 61.3% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 64.2% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 69.6% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 72.4% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 76.4% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 79.1% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 74.6% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.9% | 54.1% | 55.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 56.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 74.6% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 86.3% | 89.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 84.9% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 89.7% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 136 New Zealand 96.8% compare
- 137 Belarus 96.8% compare
- 138 Cayman Islands 96.7% compare
- 140 Kenya 96.6% compare
- 141 Naoero 96.5% compare
- 142 North Macedonia 96.5% compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt was 96.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1974.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.