Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.8425 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt stood at 0.8425 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 0.8426 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6542 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Egypt 42nd out of 105 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 … male upper location LPIA in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6542 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6709 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6567 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7142 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7274 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7347 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7554 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7465 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7604 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7898 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7824 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7905 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8258 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8426 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8425 LPIA | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8425 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4575 LPIA, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8425 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7971 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6606 LPIA | 0.6542 LPIA | 0.6709 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7557 LPIA | 0.7142 LPIA | 0.7905 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.837 LPIA | 0.8258 LPIA | 0.8426 LPIA | 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 0.8425 LPIA 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 0.8426 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6542 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 105 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 11.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release