Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 60.7% 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 60.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 60.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 56th of 108 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 urban female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.4% | — |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 60.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 60.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.5%, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 45.4% | 47.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.5% | 56.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.7% | 60.7% | 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 60.7% 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 60.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 56th out of 108 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 22.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release