Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7081 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt stood at 0.7081 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt peaked at 0.8882 GPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4822 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Egypt 94th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4822 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5026 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5195 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5198 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8882 GPIA | +70.9% |
| 2001 | 0.825 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8861 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.792 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7641 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7487 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7487 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7537 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7354 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7158 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6974 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7081 GPIA | +1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7081 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8004 GPIA, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7081 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6975 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +70.9% | 0.5198 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.506 GPIA | 0.4822 GPIA | 0.5198 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.825 GPIA | 0.825 GPIA | 0.825 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7822 GPIA | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.8861 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7142 GPIA | 0.6974 GPIA | 0.7354 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 0.7136 GPIA compare
- 92 Thailand 0.7091 GPIA compare
- 93 Korea 0.7081 GPIA compare
- 95 Mali 0.7077 GPIA compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.701 GPIA compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6948 GPIA compare
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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt was 0.7081 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8882 GPIA in 1994.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4822 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Egypt ranks 94th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release