Egypt vs MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Egypt
38.0%
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions
38.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
103rd
MDG: Developing Regions rank
104th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • MDG: Developing Regions
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 38.7% against 38.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 103rd and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th of 194 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 11.4% 4.4% 7.0% Egypt
1980s 17.4% 6.6% 10.8% Egypt
1990s 17.8% 8.8% 9.0% Egypt
2000s 28.2% 17.1% 11.1% Egypt
2010s 30.7% 28.9% 1.8% Egypt
2020s 37.2% 36.8% 0.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Egypt or MDG: Developing Regions?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 38.7% against 38.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Egypt and MDG: Developing Regions?
0.7%, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and MDG: Developing Regions?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 103rd and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release