Lower secondary completion rate, total in Egypt
Egypt: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Egypt, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 83.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Egypt peaked at 83.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 108th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 34.9% | — |
| 1976 | 37.1% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 48.0% | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 46.4% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 48.1% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.6% | 34.9% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 67.4% | 80.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 69.5% | 76.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 76.8% | 83.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Egypt?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Egypt was 83.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Egypt ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, total (% 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.