Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Egypt is 96.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Egypt peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50.8% | — |
| 1972 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 54.6% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +40.4% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 96.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 96.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +40.4% | 54.6% | 76.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.9% | 50.8% | 54.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 76.7% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.6% | 85.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 85.3% | 94.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.7% | 96.9% | 4 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Egypt?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Egypt was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release