Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 39.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt is 39.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.4% on the previous year and up 312.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt peaked at 39.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 45th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.5% | — |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +32.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 39.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.4%, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 9.5% | 22.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 29.6% | 39.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 42 Palestine, State of 41.5% compare
- 43 Georgia 41.3% compare
- 44 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 46 Albania 38.5%
- 47 Ireland 37.0%
- 48 Colombia 35.0% 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 youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Egypt was 39.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.6%. 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 youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release