Progression to secondary school in Egypt, Arab Republic of
Egypt, Arab Republic of: Progression to secondary school was 96.6% in 2017. β² Rising
Progression to secondary school in Egypt, Arab Republic of, 1974β2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Egypt, Arab Republic of is 96.6%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Egypt, Arab Republic of peaked at 96.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1976.
Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 92nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.7% | 74.0% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 93.3% | 96.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.4% | 96.6% | 2 |
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More education data for Egypt, Arab Republic of
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
- Progression to secondary school in Egypt, Arab Republic of was 96.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1976.
- How does Egypt, Arab Republic of rank for progression to secondary school?
- Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt, Arab Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).