Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Egypt

Egypt: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes was 1.48 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.48 million number
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
24th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 2019
All-time low
328,140 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Egypt, 1999–2019

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1999200920191999: 328.1k number2000: 354.4k number2001: 383.6k number2002: 413.7k number2003: 446.3k number2004: 469.9k number2005: 541.8k number2006: 586.1k number2007: 579.8k number2008: 752.5k number2009: 813.9k number2010: 1.0M number2011: 911.8k number2012: 938.6k number2013: 934.9k number2014: 1.2M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.48 million number for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 1.48 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 328,140 number, in 1999.

That places Egypt 24th out of 171 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Egypt, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 328,140 number
2000 354,435 number +8.0%
2001 383,616 number +8.2%
2002 413,725 number +7.8%
2003 446,346 number +7.9%
2004 469,942 number +5.3%
2005 541,799 number +15.3%
2006 586,078 number +8.2%
2007 579,766 number -1.1%
2008 752,481 number +29.8%
2009 813,934 number +8.2%
2010 1.01 million number +23.6%
2011 911,779 number -9.3%
2012 938,572 number +2.9%
2013 934,920 number -0.4%
2014 1.18 million number +25.9%
2016 1.28 million number +8.7%
2017 1.31 million number +2.2%
2018 1.38 million number +5.4%
2019 1.48 million number +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 328,140 number 328,140 number 328,140 number 1
2000s 534,212 number 354,435 number 813,934 number 10
2010s 1.16 million number 911,779 number 1.48 million number 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 21 Spain 1.77 million number compare
  2. 22 Turkey 1.51 million number compare
  3. 23 Italy 1.49 million number compare
  4. 25 Venezuela 1.45 million number compare
  5. 26 Tanzania 1.43 million number compare
  6. 27 Poland 1.36 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Egypt?
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Egypt was 1.48 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 328,140 number in 1999.
How does Egypt rank for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 24th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.