Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.7779 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
Egypt recorded 0.7779 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt peaked at 0.9528 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4164 GPIA, in 2006.
Egypt ranks 74th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4164 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.4224 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4374 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4978 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5276 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5559 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5446 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5569 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9528 GPIA | +71.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7075 GPIA | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7541 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7685 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7779 GPIA | +1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7779 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8152 GPIA, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7779 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 69% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +71.1% | 0.5569 GPIA | 0.9528 GPIA |
| 2020 | -25.7% | 0.9528 GPIA | 0.7075 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4254 GPIA | 0.4164 GPIA | 0.4374 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6059 GPIA | 0.4978 GPIA | 0.9528 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.752 GPIA | 0.7075 GPIA | 0.7779 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 71 Uzbekistan 0.8526 GPIA compare
- 72 Austria 0.8241 GPIA compare
- 73 Guatemala 0.797 GPIA compare
- 75 Peru 0.7761 GPIA compare
- 76 Switzerland 0.7371 GPIA compare
- 77 South Korea 0.7226 GPIA compare
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 0.7779 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 0.9528 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4164 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 88 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 42.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release