Lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt
Egypt: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt is 82.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt peaked at 82.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1977.
That places Egypt 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 52.2% | — |
| 1978 | 60.5% | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 60.9% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.0% | 52.2% | 60.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 63.1% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 67.7% | 75.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 75.2% | 82.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Egypt was 82.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1977.
- How does Egypt rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.