Adolescents out of school in Egypt
Egypt: Adolescents out of school was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Egypt, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school in Egypt stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Egypt peaked at 28.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 86th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.1% | — |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -29.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 6.6% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Egypt?
- Adolescents out of school in Egypt was 6.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for adolescents out of school?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.