Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt stood at 12.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt peaked at 13.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2001.
That places Egypt 48th out of 181 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- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.0% | — |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +85.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -50.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +54.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 4.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 12.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 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 | +85.0% | 6.4% | 11.8% |
| 2001 | -50.2% | 11.8% | 5.9% |
| 2011 | +54.7% | 5.9% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 12.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Egypt was 12.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release