Egypt vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Egypt
2.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Egypt rank
86th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
88th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Egypt
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
-20-1001020197119982025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.93 % change on previous year against 2.77 % change on previous year in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 86th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 88th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 13.26 % change on previous year 10.14 % change on previous year 3.12 % change on previous year Egypt
1980s 2.17 % change on previous year 6.31 % change on previous year 4.13 % change on previous year WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1990s -9.02 % change on previous year 1.31 % change on previous year 10.33 % change on previous year WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 2.53 % change on previous year 7.22 % change on previous year 4.69 % change on previous year WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 2.19 % change on previous year 3.15 % change on previous year 0.9616 % change on previous year WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 4.09 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year 1.61 % change on previous year Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Egypt or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Egypt, at 2.93 % change on previous year against 2.77 % change on previous year in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2025.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Egypt and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
0.16 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Egypt and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Egypt ranks 86th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 88th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.