Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 160 Kuwait 0.8% compare
- 161 Jordan 0.7% compare
- 162 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 164 Iceland 0.7% compare
- 165 Uzbekistan 0.6% compare
- 166 Azerbaijan 0.5% 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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Egypt was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Egypt ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release