Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.9285 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt is 0.9285 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt peaked at 0.9285 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.707 GPIA, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 69th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7208 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7256 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.707 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.776 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7834 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7719 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7812 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8861 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8954 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9028 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9285 GPIA | +1.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9285 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7876 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9285 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 GPIA, 89% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7178 GPIA | 0.707 GPIA | 0.7256 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7997 GPIA | 0.7719 GPIA | 0.8861 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9094 GPIA | 0.8954 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt was 0.9285 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9285 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.707 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release