Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 88.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt is 88.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt peaked at 88.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.1% | — |
| 1982 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 47.4% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 50.7% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.3% | 41.1% | 53.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 54.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 65.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 78.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Egypt was 88.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Egypt ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release