Egypt vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Egypt
38.0%
in 2025
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
39.8%
in 2024
Egypt rank
103rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
100th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries currently reports 39.8% against 38.0% in Egypt, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 103rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 6.4% | 5.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 9.8% | 7.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 12.9% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 21.9% | 6.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 34.2% | 3.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 38.0% | 0.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 39.8% against 38.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Egypt and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 1.8%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 103rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 100th 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
February 2026 Data Release