Primary education, pupils in Egypt
Egypt: Primary education, pupils was 15.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 15.40 million for primary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Egypt peaked at 15.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.79 million, in 1971.
That places Egypt 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.11 million | 3.79 million | 4.38 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.78 million | 4.54 million | 7.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 million | 6.54 million | 8.24 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.80 million | 7.86 million | 10.41 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.50 million | 10.27 million | 13.27 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.55 million | 13.82 million | 15.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.15 million compare
- 8 Bangladesh 16.69 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 15.93 million compare
- 11 Brazil 15.11 million compare
- 12 Mexico 13.19 million compare
- 13 Philippines 13.06 million compare
More education data for Egypt
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 483,053 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 20.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 36.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Egypt?
- Primary education, pupils in Egypt was 15.40 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 million in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for primary education, pupils?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.