Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt
Egypt: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt stood at 17.6%.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt peaked at 20.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2010.
That places Egypt 38th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.1% | — |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 36 Chile 17.8% compare
- 37 Israel 17.6% compare
- 39 Palestine, State of 17.4% compare
- 40 Peru 17.2% compare
- 41 Costa Rica 17.2% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Egypt was 17.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).