School enrollment, primary, private in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary, private was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 8.5% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Egypt peaked at 10.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 122nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.9% | — |
| 1972 | 10.4% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | -52.4% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | +53.3% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -34.5% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Egypt was 8.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Egypt ranks 122nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.