Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.8388 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8388 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
100th
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.9181 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.3995 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
6
1986–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Egypt, 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.8388 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 0.9181 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3995 GPIA, in 1986.
That places Egypt 100th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.3995 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.9181 GPIA | +129.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6985 GPIA | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8249 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8354 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8388 GPIA | +0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8388 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8388 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9348 GPIA, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3995 GPIA | 0.3995 GPIA | 0.3995 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9181 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6985 GPIA | 0.6985 GPIA | 0.6985 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8331 GPIA | 0.8249 GPIA | 0.8388 GPIA | 3 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Egypt was 0.8388 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9181 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3995 GPIA in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release