Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt stood at 19.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt peaked at 23.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 74th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.1% | — |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.3% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 71 Mexico 20.6% compare
- 72 Brunei Darussalam 20.1% compare
- 73 Palestine, State of 19.5% compare
- 75 Costa Rica 19.2% compare
- 76 Albania 19.0% compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 16.9% compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt was 19.3% 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 23.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 129 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 16.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release