Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 55.7% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt is 55.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt peaked at 55.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 72nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 40.4% | — |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 40.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 43.5% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 52.9% | 55.7% | 3 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Egypt was 55.7% 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 55.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 142 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 26.3%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.