Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Egypt

Egypt: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 84.59 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.59
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
55th
of 62 countries
All-time high
84.59
in 2019
All-time low
54.34
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Egypt, 1990–2019

0204060801990200420191990: 54.31991: 55.71992: 56.91993: 58.11994: 591995: 59.61996: 60.51997: 61.51998: 62.91999: 64.12000: 65.42001: 66.82002: 68.52003: 70.22004: 71.92005: 73.72006: 75.32007: 76.82008: 77.62009: 78.22010: 78.52011: 79.12012: 79.82013: 80.42014: 80.92015: 81.62016: 82.32017: 83.12018: 83.92019: 84.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2019, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt stood at 84.59. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt peaked at 84.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.34, in 1990.

That places Egypt 55th out of 62 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.27 54.34 64.13 10
2000s 72.44 65.38 78.16 10
2010s 81.43 78.55 84.59 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 52 Netherlands 88.87 compare
  2. 53 Luxembourg 88.68 compare
  3. 54 Iran 85.86 compare
  4. 56 Algeria 71.4 compare
  5. 57 Yemen 56.82 compare
  6. 58 Djibouti 50.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt?
Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt was 84.59 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 84.59 in 2019.
What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 54.34 in 1990.
How does Egypt rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Egypt ranks 55th out of 62 countries with data for 2019.
Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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