Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 50.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 50.8% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt peaked at 50.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 78th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33.1% | — |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 32.5% | 33.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.1% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 47.8% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt was 50.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.