Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6171 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt is 1.06 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6171 modelled data, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 81st 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6171 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6319 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.64 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6492 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6616 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.676 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6926 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7114 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7301 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7495 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7641 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7742 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7827 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7934 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8043 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8157 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8309 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.851 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8713 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8883 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9102 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9199 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9306 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9394 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9478 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9596 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9764 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9926 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.06 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1 modelled data, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6678 modelled data | 0.6171 modelled data | 0.7301 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8037 modelled data | 0.7495 modelled data | 0.8713 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9365 modelled data | 0.8883 modelled data | 0.9926 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 modelled data | 1.01 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Egypt?
- Completion rate, upper 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, upper 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6171 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Egypt ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, upper 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