Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Egypt

Egypt: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 0 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0 number
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
138th
of 140 countries
All-time high
91 number
in 2007
All-time low
0 number
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Egypt, 2001–2017

0204060801002001200920172001: 66 number2002: 81 number2003: 54 number2004: 55 number2005: 79 number2006: 72 number2007: 91 number2008: 87 number2009: 91 number2010: 86 number2011: 61 number2012: 78 number2013: 57 number2014: 19 number2015: 16 number2016: 9 number2017: 0 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Egypt stood at 0 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Egypt peaked at 91 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2017.

Egypt ranks 138th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Egypt, 2001 to 2017.
Year number Change
2001 66 number —
2002 81 number +22.7%
2003 54 number -33.3%
2004 55 number +1.9%
2005 79 number +43.6%
2006 72 number -8.9%
2007 91 number +26.4%
2008 87 number -4.4%
2009 91 number +4.6%
2010 86 number -5.5%
2011 61 number -29.1%
2012 78 number +27.9%
2013 57 number -26.9%
2014 19 number -66.7%
2015 16 number -15.8%
2016 9 number -43.8%
2017 0 number -100.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,721 number. (31 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,015 number. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.11 number 54 number 91 number 9
2010s 40.75 number 0 number 86 number 8

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 135 Croatia 11 number
  2. 136 Andorra 8 number compare
  3. 137 Finland 5 number compare
  4. 138 Burundi 0 number compare
  5. 138 Malawi 0 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Egypt?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Egypt was 0 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 91 number in 2007.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2017.
How does Egypt rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Egypt ranks 138th out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).