Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 87.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
87.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
45th
of 92 countries
All-time high
88.4%
in 2021
All-time low
70.5%
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Egypt stood at 87.2%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Egypt peaked at 88.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 45th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.5% | — |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 70.5% | 74.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 79.4% | 83.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.2% | 88.4% | 2 |
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, male in Egypt?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Egypt was 87.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 92 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release