Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 49.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 49.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 50th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 rural both in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.5% | — |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +3.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 49.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 4.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 49.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.2%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.1% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 34.0% | 42.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.2% | 49.4% | 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 49.4% 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 49.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 113 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 37.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release