School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 2.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.13 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
8th
of 174 countries
All-time high
2.13 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.49 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Egypt, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.13 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Egypt peaked at 2.13 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1998.
That places Egypt 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.49 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.53 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.69 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.83 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.04 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.08 million | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 2.13 million | +2.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.13 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 159,397, 13.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.13 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 170,660, 12.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 million | 1.49 million | 1.53 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.74 million | 1.58 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 million | 1.79 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 1.95 million | 2.13 million | 6 |
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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Egypt?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Egypt was 2.13 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1998.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release