Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 101.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt stood at 101.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 101.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 74th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.5% | — |
| 1996 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 91.8% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 94.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 76.5% | 91.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 87.8% | 97.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 89.2% | 101.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt was 101.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.