Egypt vs MDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Egypt
37.5%
in 2025
MDG: Northern Africa
40.8%
in 2024
Egypt rank
90th
MDG: Northern Africa rank
89th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Egypt
- MDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
MDG: Northern Africa currently reports 40.8% against 37.5% in Egypt, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes MDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 90th and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 89th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and MDG: Northern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | MDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 11.0% | 5.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 15.6% | 7.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.3% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 25.1% | 5.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.9% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 39.3% | 2.2% | MDG: Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Egypt or MDG: Northern Africa?
- MDG: Northern Africa, at 40.8% against 37.5% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Egypt and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 3.3%, with MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and MDG: Northern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Egypt ranks 90th and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 89th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). 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