Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Egypt
Egypt: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 2.75 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.09
in 1953
All-time low
2.75
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Egypt stood at 2.75. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Egypt peaked at 7.09 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.99 | 6.83 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.47 | 6.12 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.57 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.68 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.6 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 | 3.22 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 2.87 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- 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 mean years of schooling 2.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Egypt?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Egypt was 2.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 1953.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Egypt ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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