School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, primary, female was 98.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt is 98.8%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt peaked at 98.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1973.
That places Egypt 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 51.3% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 80.9% | 84.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.3% | 89.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (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 school enrollment, primary, female in Egypt?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Egypt was 98.8% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.