Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Egypt, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.9% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Egypt peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 109th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.9% | — |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -70.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 11.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 2.8% | 9.9% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Egypt?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Egypt was 2.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Egypt ranks 109th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release