Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 215.4% on the previous year and up 155.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt peaked at 7.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 7th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.5% | — |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +215.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 7.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 4 Burundi 8.2% compare
- 5 Ukraine 8.0% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.8% compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 7.3% compare
- 9 Indonesia 6.0% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 5.8% 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt was 7.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 122 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release