Secondary education, pupils in Egypt
Egypt: Secondary education, pupils was 48.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Egypt is 48.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Egypt peaked at 48.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 139th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.2% | — |
| 1972 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 35.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 36.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 32.2% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 36.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 42.5% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 47.1% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 8 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in Egypt?
- Secondary education, pupils in Egypt was 48.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.