School enrollment, secondary in Egypt
Egypt: School enrollment, secondary was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 84.8% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Egypt peaked at 84.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.7% | — |
| 1972 | 32.4% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 33.9% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 38.7% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 41.5% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 48.2% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 58.0% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 30.7% | 48.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 49.3% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.6% | 64.2% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 63.2% | 79.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 64.7% | 77.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 79.7% | 84.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 124 Marshall Islands 85.8% compare
- 125 Philippines 85.3% compare
- 126 Iran, Islamic Republic of 85.1% compare
- 128 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 129 Timor-Leste 84.7% compare
- 130 Jamaica 84.5% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Egypt?
- School enrollment, secondary in Egypt was 84.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Egypt ranks 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.