Egypt vs South Africa: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Egypt
0.4681 LPIA
in 2022
South Africa
0.4401 LPIA
in 2024
Egypt rank
46th
South Africa rank
48th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.4681 LPIA against 0.4401 LPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.028 LPIA.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 48th of 93 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3047 LPIA | 0.202 LPIA | 0.1027 LPIA | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.3875 LPIA | 0.2363 LPIA | 0.1512 LPIA | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.4607 LPIA | 0.3929 LPIA | 0.0678 LPIA | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 0.4681 LPIA against 0.4401 LPIA in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.028 LPIA, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 48th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release