Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 74.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt peaked at 74.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 86th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 56.9% | — |
| 2008 | 53.7% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 53.7% | 56.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 58.8% | 69.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 71.5% | 74.0% | 4 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Egypt was 74.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release