Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 89.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 89.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Egypt peaked at 89.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 55th out of 92 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 89.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 63.0% | 71.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.1% | 85.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.8% | 89.0% | 2 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Egypt?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Egypt was 89.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 55th out of 92 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release