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.
Secondary education, general pupils 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% |
| 2001 | 5.90 million | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 5.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.87 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.80 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.38 million | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.16 million | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 6.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.48 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.89 million | +6.4% |
| 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 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 | 4.38 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
- 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 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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Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.