Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 10.14 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt stood at 10.14. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 10.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 1990.
That places Egypt 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 | — |
| 1991 | 5.47 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 5.63 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.79 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.96 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.12 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.33 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.34 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.35 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.36 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.37 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.38 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.38 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.39 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.41 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.42 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.66 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.9 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.14 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.38 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.62 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.85 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.09 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.33 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.57 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.81 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.05 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.31 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 9.58 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.85 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 10.14 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 | 5.3 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 | 6.37 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 | 7.38 | 9.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.07 | 9.85 | 10.14 | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Egypt was 10.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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