School enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, secondary, female was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt stood at 83.9%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.2% | — |
| 1972 | 21.6% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 23.0% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 24.3% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 32.2% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 33.9% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 35.6% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 38.3% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 20.2% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 36.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 59.2% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 63.3% | 77.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 64.1% | 76.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 78.4% | 83.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 129 Kenya 84.8% compare
- 130 Jamaica 84.6% compare
- 131 Cayman Islands 84.4% compare
- 133 French Polynesia 83.4% compare
- 134 Puerto Rico 83.0% compare
- 135 Tajikistan 82.9% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Egypt was 83.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Egypt ranks 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.