Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt

Egypt: Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of was 22.38 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.38
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
35th
of 69 countries
All-time high
100
in 1971
All-time low
22.38
in 2024
Years of data
40
1971–2024

Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt, 1971–2024

204060801001971199720241971: 1001972: 1001973: 1001974: 1001975: 1001976: 1001977: 1001979: 96.81980: 95.21981: 93.91982: 93.21983: 91.31986: 93.31987: 92.91988: 91.31989: 91.11990: 89.31991: 86.61992: 84.41993: 82.51994: 76.81995: 72.41996: 68.81997: 64.31999: 53.62000: 51.22001: 48.52004: 36.52005: 30.72007: 29.82014: 24.52016: 24.82017: 252018: 24.92019: 24.72020: 23.82021: 24.22022: 25.72023: 23.12024: 22.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 22.38 for percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt peaked at 100 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 22.38, in 2024.

That places Egypt 35th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of pre-primary education in Egypt, 1971 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1971 100
1972 100 +0.0%
1973 100 +0.0%
1974 100 +0.0%
1975 100 +0.0%
1976 100 +0.0%
1977 100 +0.0%
1979 96.78 -3.2%
1980 95.16 -1.7%
1981 93.88 -1.4%
1982 93.16 -0.8%
1983 91.33 -2.0%
1986 93.3 +2.2%
1987 92.89 -0.4%
1988 91.26 -1.8%
1989 91.08 -0.2%
1990 89.31 -1.9%
1991 86.59 -3.0%
1992 84.36 -2.6%
1993 82.55 -2.2%
1994 76.84 -6.9%
1995 72.37 -5.8%
1996 68.78 -5.0%
1997 64.26 -6.6%
1999 53.65 -16.5%
2000 51.23 -4.5%
2001 48.49 -5.4%
2004 36.52 -24.7%
2005 30.65 -16.1%
2007 29.76 -2.9%
2014 24.46 -17.8%
2016 24.82 +1.5%
2017 24.96 +0.6%
2018 24.89 -0.3%
2019 24.72 -0.7%
2020 23.84 -3.6%
2021 24.23 +1.7%
2022 25.7 +6.1%
2023 23.1 -10.1%
2024 22.38 -3.1%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 22.38 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.93, 45% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 22.38 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.66, 39% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 99.6 96.78 100 8
1980s 92.76 91.08 95.16 8
1990s 75.41 53.65 89.31 9
2000s 39.33 29.76 51.23 5
2010s 24.77 24.46 24.96 5
2020s 23.85 22.38 25.7 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 32 Italy 27.18 compare
  2. 33 Malta 27.09 compare
  3. 34 San Marino 25.41 compare
  4. 36 Denmark 22.05 compare
  5. 37 Luxembourg 20.96 compare
  6. 38 Sweden 19.02 compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

More health data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt?
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt was 22.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1971.
What is the lowest percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 22.38 in 2024.
How does Egypt rank for percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of?
Egypt ranks 35th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
Is percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-all-children-enrolled-in-private-institutions-of-pre-primary-education/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-all-children-enrolled-in-private-institutions-of-pre-primary-education/egypt-arab-rep/">Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Egypt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of pre-primary education
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
69 places, 2,111 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed