Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.596 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.06 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.596 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Egypt 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.596 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6156 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6338 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6518 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6692 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6873 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7035 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7189 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7315 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7434 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7556 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7695 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7848 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8017 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8209 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8422 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8607 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8721 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8793 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8864 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8975 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9115 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9224 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9327 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9463 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9614 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9739 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9828 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9901 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9983 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.06 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6675 modelled data | 0.596 modelled data | 0.7315 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.813 modelled data | 0.7434 modelled data | 0.8793 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9405 modelled data | 0.8864 modelled data | 0.9901 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9983 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt was 1.06 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release