Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt is 18.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt peaked at 33.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 39th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.0% | — |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.8% | 27.0% | 33.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.6% | 23.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- 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)
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 18.6% 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 33.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 124 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 down 45.2%. 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 Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release