Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 60.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt stood at 60.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 60.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 65th out of 140 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 secondary education or in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.4% | — |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 46.1% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 49.9% | 55.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.5% | 60.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 upper secondary education or in Egypt?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt was 60.6% 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 60.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 140 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 20.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release