Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Egypt
Egypt: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 26.8% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Egypt peaked at 26.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1999.
Egypt ranks 148th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +14.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 26.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 26.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.5%, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.0% | 17.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 18.8% | 24.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 22.4% | 26.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Egypt?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Egypt was 26.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1999.
- How does Egypt rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Egypt ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.