Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt
Egypt: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 55.9% 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 55.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Egypt peaked at 55.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 47th out of 111 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 | 38.0% | — |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 37.4% | 38.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 42.0% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.3% | 55.9% | 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 55.9% 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 55.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 111 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 28.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release