Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks was 60.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt is 60.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 245.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt peaked at 60.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 41st of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.6% | — |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +74.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -98.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +9100.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +4.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 60.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.3%, 83% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 0.3% | 45.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 58.4% | 60.8% | 2 |
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 youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt?
- Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Egypt was 60.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.5%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release