Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 24.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 24.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt peaked at 33.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 56th of 101 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.6% | — |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +82.8% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.4% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 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 24.7% 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 33.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 56th out of 101 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 34.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release