Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 50.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt is 50.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 50.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 78th out of 141 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 | 33.1% | — |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 32.5% | 33.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.1% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 47.8% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 75 Dominican Republic 52.9% compare
- 76 Panama 51.2% compare
- 77 Macau, China 50.9% compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.7% compare
- 80 Portugal 50.0% compare
- 81 Albania 50.0% compare
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 50.8% 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 50.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 141 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 32.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release