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 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt is 7.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt peaked at 29.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2025.
That places Egypt 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 7.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 19.7% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 88 Rwanda 8.0% compare
- 89 Haiti 7.8% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 7.3% compare
- 92 South Africa 7.2% compare
- 93 Palestine, State of 7.1% 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 7.6% in 2025, 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 29.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Egypt ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 59.8%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release