Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.9138 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt stood at 0.9138 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 0.9225 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8077 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Egypt 74th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8151 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8145 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8077 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8465 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8569 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8529 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8582 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8553 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.883 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8832 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8882 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9102 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8926 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9225 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9138 GPIA | -0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9138 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8167 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9138 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9796 GPIA, 93% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8124 GPIA | 0.8077 GPIA | 0.8151 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8705 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.9102 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9097 GPIA | 0.8926 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 3 |
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 upper secondary education or in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt was 0.9138 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9225 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8077 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 upper secondary 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