Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
109th
of 122 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2022
All-time low
0.3%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2013–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 109th out of 122 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -82.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (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 0.3% 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 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Egypt ranks 109th 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 down 80.9%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release