Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt peaked at 4.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2025.
That places Egypt 84th out of 121 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +57.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -41.7% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 81 Jordan 2.7% compare
- 82 Ukraine 2.7% compare
- 83 Macau, China 2.6% compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 2.6% compare
- 86 Chile 2.5% compare
- 87 Costa Rica 2.5% compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 2.6% 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 4.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Egypt ranks 84th out of 121 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 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release