Egypt - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Egypt was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1990.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 5.00
1991 5.00
1992 5.00
1993 5.00
1994 5.00
1995 5.00
1996 5.00
1997 5.00
1998 5.00
1999 5.00
2000 5.00
2001 5.00
2002 5.00
2003 5.00
2004 5.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Egypt was 10,407,190 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,407,190 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3,794,911 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 3,794,911
1972 3,928,634
1973 4,046,863
1974 3,989,861
1975 4,145,454
1976 4,181,198
1977 4,217,845
1978 4,290,364
1979 4,375,272
1980 4,537,233
1981 4,662,816
1982 4,876,462
1983 5,181,611
1984 5,509,852
1985 5,856,704
1986 6,214,250
1987 6,613,503
1988 7,034,617
1989 7,343,716
1990 6,578,126
1991 6,964,306
1992 6,541,725
1993 6,791,128
1994 7,732,308
1995 7,313,038
1996 8,185,030
1997 8,243,137
1998 8,240,000
1999 8,086,230
2000 7,947,488
2001 7,856,340
2002 7,855,433
2003 7,874,308
2004 7,928,380
2005 9,563,627
2006 9,794,591
2007 9,988,181
2009 10,407,190

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Egypt was 47.79 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 47.87 in 2004, while its lowest value was 46.69 in 1999.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 46.69
2000 46.91
2001 47.16
2002 47.37
2003 47.61
2004 47.87
2005 47.34
2006 47.41
2007 47.60
2009 47.79

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Egypt was 382,488 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 382,488 in 2009 and a minimum value of 99,918 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 99,918
1976 118,251
1977 126,397
1978 124,263
1979 127,021
1980 137,045
1982 141,375
1983 165,308
1984 170,904
1986 194,929
1987 211,092
1988 235,586
1989 373,572
1990 261,613
1991 279,315
1992 273,055
1993 288,891
1994 288,939
1995 291,400
1996 302,916
1997 356,499
1998 357,000
1999 345,981
2000 345,828
2001 352,911
2002 349,182
2003 354,902
2004 362,679
2005 373,104
2006 376,698
2007 368,785
2009 382,488

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Egypt was 51.76 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 55.80 in 2007, while its lowest value was 45.72 in 1979.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 53.03
1976 47.63
1977 46.80
1978 46.09
1979 45.72
1982 47.26
1983 46.62
1984 46.94
1986 47.84
1987 49.13
1988 49.22
1989 48.28
1990 51.29
1991 51.63
1992 53.65
1993 53.57
1994 53.67
1995 53.57
1996 52.63
1997 49.47
1999 52.33
2000 52.44
2001 52.92
2002 53.31
2003 53.93
2004 55.04
2005 55.04
2006 55.18
2007 55.80
2009 51.76

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes