Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.6% 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 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt peaked at 38.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 50th out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.4% | — |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +61.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 23.6% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.3% | 26.6% | 4 |
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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 26.6% 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 38.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 102 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 12.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release