Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt
Egypt: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9071 LPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9071 LPIA
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.51 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9071 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
7
2000–2022
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt is 0.9071 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt peaked at 1.51 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9071 LPIA, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 47th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.47 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1.38 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.51 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 LPIA | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.32 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9071 LPIA | -30.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9071 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 LPIA, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 LPIA | 1.38 LPIA | 1.51 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.31 LPIA | 1.3 LPIA | 1.32 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9071 LPIA | 0.9071 LPIA | 0.9071 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9623 LPIA compare
- 45 Jordan 0.9487 LPIA compare
- 46 Bangladesh 0.9271 LPIA compare
- 48 Chile 0.75 LPIA compare
- 49 South Africa 0.6452 LPIA compare
- 50 Armenia 0.5246 LPIA compare
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt was 0.9071 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9071 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release