Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Egypt
Egypt: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 85.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 85.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 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 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Egypt peaked at 85.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1981.
That places Egypt 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 43.4% | — |
| 1982 | 44.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 45.9% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.3% | 43.4% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 54.9% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 63.8% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 74.9% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.3% | 85.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Egypt?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Egypt was 85.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release