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 7.7% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Egypt peaked at 29.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
That places Egypt 84th 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 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.7% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 7.7% 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 29.2% 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 7.7% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Egypt ranks 84th 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 59.0%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release