Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
33rd
of 114 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025.
The figure is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Egypt 33rd out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +41.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 in Egypt?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt was 0.4% 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 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 114 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 15.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release