Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 88.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
88.9%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 80 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2021
All-time low
77.0%
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 88.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Egypt peaked at 89.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 44th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 77.0% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 85.0% | 86.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.9% | 89.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Egypt?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Egypt was 88.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release