School completion in Egypt
Egypt: School completion was 96.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.35
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
92nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
96.35
in 2025
All-time low
58.2
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Egypt, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Egypt is 96.35, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Egypt peaked at 96.35 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.2, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 92nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 58.2 | — |
| 1982 | 59.47 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 60.81 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 62.13 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 63.55 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 64.9 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 66.19 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 67.48 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 68.68 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 69.77 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 70.7 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 71.48 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 72.15 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.66 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.28 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 73.85 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 74.6 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.54 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 76.79 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 78.24 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 79.79 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 81.32 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 82.78 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 84.14 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 85.35 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 86.44 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 87.36 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.17 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.91 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.58 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 90.2 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.8 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.39 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.98 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.52 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.02 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.48 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.9 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.32 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.7 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.07 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.42 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.73 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.04 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.35 | +0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 96.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 96.35 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.63, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.49 | 58.2 | 68.68 | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.08 | 69.77 | 76.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.25 | 78.24 | 88.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.12 | 89.58 | 94.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.55 | 94.7 | 96.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Egypt?
- School completion in Egypt was 96.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.35 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2 in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for school completion?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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