Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt
Egypt: Secondary education, general pupils was 7.12 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.12 million for secondary education, general pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Egypt peaked at 7.12 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 1971.
That places Egypt 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
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 | 4.38 million | 4.06 million | 4.84 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.77 million | 5.38 million | 5.91 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.59 million | 6.16 million | 7.12 million | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 483,053 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Egypt?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt was 7.12 million in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.