Egypt vs SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female
Egypt
38.6%
in 2025
SDG: Northern Africa
41.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
108th
SDG: Northern Africa rank
105th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time
- Egypt
- SDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
SDG: Northern Africa currently reports 41.0% against 38.6% in Egypt, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes SDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Northern Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 108th and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 105th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Northern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | SDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 3.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 3.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 31.3% | 1.2% | SDG: Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 39.3% | 2.1% | SDG: Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, Egypt or SDG: Northern Africa?
- SDG: Northern Africa, at 41.0% against 38.6% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Egypt and SDG: Northern Africa?
- 2.4%, with SDG: Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and SDG: Northern Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and SDG: Northern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 108th and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 105th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). 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