Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Egypt
Egypt: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 7.12 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.12 million for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 7.12 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 13th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.15 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.24 million | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1.34 million | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.42 million | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 1.60 million | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 1.77 million | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 1.94 million | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 2.09 million | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 2.15 million | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.21 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.24 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.33 million | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.45 million | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 2.58 million | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 2.86 million | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 3.02 million | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 3.12 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.27 million | +34.6% |
| 1991 | 4.43 million | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.15 million | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 4.06 million | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.43 million | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 4.15 million | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 4.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.81 million | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 4.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.19 million | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 5.55 million | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 5.90 million | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 5.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.87 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.80 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.38 million | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.77 million | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.16 million | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 6.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.48 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.69 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.12 million | +1.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 7.12 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 759,599, 9.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 7.12 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 766,641, 9.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +34.6% | 3.17 million | 4.27 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.63 million | 1.15 million | 2.15 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 2.21 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.46 million | 4.06 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 million | 5.38 million | 5.91 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.51 million | 5.77 million | 7.12 million | 9 |
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 secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Egypt?
- Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Egypt was 7.12 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.