School enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 38.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt stood at 38.6%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt peaked at 38.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.9% | — |
| 1972 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 9.1% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 10.9% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +193.8% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 24.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.4% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 105 Marshall Islands 43.9% compare
- 106 Jordan 43.6% compare
- 107 Viet Nam 40.9% compare
- 109 El Salvador 37.9% compare
- 110 Guyana 37.4% compare
- 111 Liechtenstein 36.3% compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Egypt was 38.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Egypt ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.