School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 98.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt is 98.8%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt peaked at 98.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1973.
That places Egypt 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.4% | — |
| 1972 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 54.4% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +48.5% | 54.4% | 80.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 51.3% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 80.9% | 84.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.3% | 89.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 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 enrollment, primary, female in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt was 98.8% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.